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Phylogenetic Implications of a Unique 5.8S Nrdna Insertion in Cyperaceae Julian R Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany Volume 23 | Issue 1 Article 10 2007 Phylogenetic Implications of a Unique 5.8S nrDNA Insertion in Cyperaceae Julian R. Starr Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada Geneviève Gravel Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada Anne Bruneau Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada A. Muthama Muasya East African Herbarium, Nairobi, Kenya Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso Part of the Botany Commons, and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons Recommended Citation Starr, Julian R.; Gravel, Geneviève; Bruneau, Anne; and Muasya, A. Muthama (2007) "Phylogenetic Implications of a Unique 5.8S nrDNA Insertion in Cyperaceae," Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany: Vol. 23: Iss. 1, Article 10. Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso/vol23/iss1/10 Aliso 23, pp. 84–98 ᭧ 2007, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS OF A UNIQUE 5.8S nrDNA INSERTION IN CYPERACEAE JULIAN R. STARR,1,3,4 GENEVIE` VE GRAVEL,1 ANNE BRUNEAU,1 AND A. MUTHAMA MUASYA2 1Institut de recherche en biologie ve´ge´tale (IRBV), Universite´ de Montre´al, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montre´al, Que´bec H1X 2B2, Canada; 2East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 45166-0100, Nairobi, Kenya 3Corresponding author ([email protected]) ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the phylogenetic utility of a large insertion (3 bp) in the 5.8S gene of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) in Cyperaceae and selected Juncaceae. This was done by reconstructing the character evolution of the insertion on a phylogeny derived from rbcL sequences. Results suggest that the insertion was gained once at the base of Cyperaceae followed by multiple losses in its most-derived taxa. Despite several homoplastic losses (CI ϭ 0.20), the pattern of insertion loss (RI ϭ 0.88), and base pair variation within the insertion were useful for defining sedge clades at various taxonomic levels. For example, whereas a loss of the insertion appeared to characterize a major terminal clade within Cyperaceae, both an insertion loss and sequence variation were consistent with infrageneric clades previously discovered in an ITS phylogeny of Eleocharis. The presence/ absence of the insertion also supported previous conclusions based on morphological and molecular data that tribe Scirpeae and Scirpus s.l. are polyphyletic. In the context of our current understanding of Cyperaceae relationships, evolutionary patterns related to this insertion provide additional support for groups defined in prior phylogenetic analyses. The present analysis also suggests that the contro- versial position of Oxychloe andina (Juncaceae) in previous rbcL analyses, as sister to Cyperaceae (Y12978) or as nested within Cyperaceae (U49222), is due to the fact that Y12978 is a Juncaceae/ Cyperaceae chimera, whereas U49222 is the sequence of a Cyperaceae contaminant. When U49222 is excluded from analyses and the Cyperaceae portion of Y12978 is removed, Juncaceae and Cyper- aceae are monophyletic with Oxychloe positioned within a Juncaceae clade of single-flowered genera. Key words: 5.8S insertion, chimeric sequences, Cyperaceae, ITS region, Juncaceae, Oxychloe. INTRODUCTION ogy alone will not provide a natural classification, and im- portant contributions to the systematics of Cyperaceae in Cyperaceae Juss. (sedges) are a large (ca. 5000 spp., 104 anatomy (e.g., Metcalfe 1971; Bruhl 1995), micromorphol- genera; Goetghebeur 1998) cosmopolitan family of mostly ogy (e.g., Schuyler 1971), and embryology (e.g., van der herbaceous, anemophilous perennials that occur in diverse Veken 1965) have significantly improved contemporary fam- habitats ranging from rain forests to tundra. The family is ily classifications (e.g., Bruhl 1995; Goetghebeur 1998). well known for a variety of economic uses including paper Nonetheless, many problems remain. Modern classifications (Cyperus papyrus L.), construction materials (e.g., Scirpus differ considerably on the number of subfamilies and tribes lacustris L.), food (e.g., Eleocharis esculentus L.), and even that should be recognized (two subfamilies, 17 tribes, Bruhl medicines (e.g., Carex arenaria L.) (Le Cohu 1967; Simp- 1995; four subfamilies, 14 tribes, Goetghebeur 1998), and son and Inglis 2001). The ecological importance of the fam- even though much has been achieved in large, heterogeneous ily is also well recognized. Sedges are key species in the taxa such as Scirpus L. s.l. (200–300 spp.; e.g., Raynal 1973; development of peat, in the prevention of erosion, and in the Wilson 1981; Goetghebeur and Simpson 1991; Muasya and shelter and nourishment of wildlife (Le Cohu 1967; Crum Simpson 2002), considerable circumscriptional problems re- 1988; Catling et al. 1990; Fox 1991; Simpson and Inglis main at all taxonomic levels. 2001). Despite the economical and ecological significance of The modern ‘‘holistic’’ approach to Cyperaceae system- the family, evolutionary relationships within Cyperaceae are atics has now begun to integrate molecular characters with poorly known. This is mainly due to the family’s great di- other types of data. Within Cyperaceae, nuclear and chlo- versity and reduced morphology, which have made it diffi- roplast DNA sequence studies have examined relationships cult to establish homologies across the family (Goetghebeur at the infratribal (e.g., tribe Cariceae, Yen and Olmstead 1986; Bruhl 1995; Muasya et al. 2000). As a result, tradi- 2000; Roalson et al. 2001; Starr et al. 2004, in press), and tional classifications have often been controversial, with de- infrageneric (e.g., Carex L. and Uncinia Pers., Starr et al. bates between competing systems resting on a different in- 1999, 2003; Eleocharis R. Br., Roalson and Friar 2000; Is- terpretation of the family’s anatomy and morphology (even olepis R. Br. and Cyperus L., Muasya et al. 2001, 2002) in modern classifications, cf. Bruhl 1995 and Goetghebeur 1998). levels. Similarly, rbcL sequences from the chloroplast ge- Modern systematists have since recognized that morphol- nome have shed light on the ordinal, subordinal, and sub- familial relationships of the family (Chase et al. 1993; Du- vall et al. 1993; Muasya et al. 1998, 2000; Simpson et al. 4 Present address: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 2007). In general, molecular makers have been very useful Gendron Hall, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada for evaluating past classifications and for circumscribing dif- VOLUME 23 5.8S Insertion in Cyperaceae 85 Fig. 1.—ITS nrDNA region in Juncaceae and Cyperaceae illustrating the relative positions of the primers used in PCR and sequencing. The position of the Bgl I restriction site is indicated by a vertical bar in the 5.8S gene. When the enzyme cuts an ITS-3/ITS-4amplicon containing the insertion, a 121 bp fragment is produced (see text). ficult groups (e.g., Simpson et al. 2003). These studies have from Carex and Kobresia Willd., that the insertion might be proposed many new hypotheses of relationship, but their useful for delimiting the family, tribe Cariceae, or a clade conclusions have largely been uncontroversial when evalu- within the tribe itself. Sequences from subsequent studies ated within the context of other data. One notable exception have shown, however, that the insertion is common to all has been the position of the Juncaceae genus Oxychloe Phil. Cariceae (Roalson et al. 2001; Starr et al. 2003, 2004), but in rbcL phylogenies (Chase et al. 1993; Duvall et al. 1993; not to all genera of Cyperaceae (Roalson and Friar 2000; Plunkett et al. 1995; Muasya et al. 1998, 2000). Despite Roalson et al. 2001). The objectives of this study were (1) supporting traditional evidence (e.g., paracytic stomata, post- to understand the evolution of the 5.8S insertion by sequence reductional meiosis, diffuse centromeres, onagrad embryo comparison, secondary reconstructions, and character analy- development) for a close relationship between Juncaceae and sis relative to an rbcL phylogeny, (2) to determine whether Cyperaceae, the unexpected position of Oxychloe in rbcL the insertion could serve as a useful taxonomic marker for trees as either a member of Cyperaceae (Duvall et al. 1993; resolving the limits of Cyperaceae and/or its infrafamilial Plunkett et al. 1995) or as its sister (Muasya et al. 1998, groups, and (3) to clarify the phylogenetic position of the 2000), has fueled doubts over the monophyly of these seem- controversial genus Oxychloe. ingly well-marked families. Oxychloe possesses an indehis- cent fruit like Cyperaceae, and it shares a spiro- or ortho- MATERIALS AND METHODS distichous phyllotaxy with the Cyperaceae genus Oreobolus R. Br. (Dahlgren et al. 1985; Simpson 1995); however, nu- Taxon Sampling and Outgroup Choice merous other characters such as solitary (Cyperaceae) vs. All rbcL sequences used in this analysis were downloaded multiple ovules (Juncaceae, including Oxychloe), nuclear vs. from GenBank. Taxa were chosen to represent as closely as helobial endosperm, pollen pseudomonads vs. tetrads at re- possible the sampling previously used in the rbcL Cypera- lease, and the presence vs. absence of silica bodies suggest ceae analysis of Muasya et al. (1998, 2000; Table 1). In order that Oxychloe’s affinities are with Juncaceae (Dahlgren et al. to broaden our taxonomic sampling, the presence/absence of 1985; Simpson 1995). the insertion was determined for all Juncaceae and Cypera- In this study, we survey the distribution of the largest ceae 5.8S sequences currently
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