TY - DATA T1 - Mitogenomic sequences support a north–south subspecies subdivision within Solenodon paradoxus PY - 2016/04/20 AU - Adam L. Brandt AU - Kirill Grigorev AU - Yashira M. Afanador-Hernández AU - Liz A. Paulino AU - William J. Murphy AU - Adrell Núñez AU - Aleksey Komissarov AU - Jessica R. Brandt AU - Pavel Dobrynin AU - J. David Hernández-Martich AU - Roberto María AU - Stephen J. O’Brien AU - Luis E. Rodríguez AU - Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado AU - Taras K. Oleksyk AU - Alfred L. Roca UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Mitogenomic_sequences_support_a_north_south_subspecies_subdivision_within_i_Solenodon_paradoxus_i_/3187155 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.3187155.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/4975469 KW - Conservation KW - Dominican Republic KW - evolutionarily significant units KW - Solenodon paradoxus KW - subspecies KW - taxonomy N2 - Solenodons are insectivores found only in Hispaniola and Cuba, with a Mesozoic divergence date versus extant mainland mammals. Solenodons are the oldest lineage of living eutherian mammal for which a mitogenome sequence has not been reported. We determined complete mitogenome sequences for six Hispaniolan solenodons (Solenodon paradoxus) using next-generation sequencing. The solenodon mitogenomes were 16,454–16,457 bp long and carried the expected repertoire of genes. A mitogenomic phylogeny confirmed the basal position of solenodons relative to shrews and moles, with solenodon mitogenomes estimated to have diverged from those of other mammals ca. 78 Mya. Control region sequences of solenodons from the northern (n = 3) and southern (n = 5) Dominican Republic grouped separately in a network, with FST = 0.72 (p = 0.036) between north and south. This regional genetic divergence supports previous morphological and genetic reports recognizing northern (S. p. paradoxus) and southern (S. p. woodi) subspecies in need of separate conservation plans. ER -