Elusive origin of mitochondria shared by two sister species of Eurema butterflies
Our findings indicate that the mitochondria shared by E. mandarina and E. hecabe likely originate from a different species of Eurema (E. ada, E. lacteola, or others). Although the origin was not identified, our results indicate that Wolbachia provides significant evolutionary advantages to the associated mtDNA haplotypes across multiple Eurema species, leading to a complex mtDNA phylogeny.
Authors
- Daisuke Kageyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-9825)
- Mai Miyata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2245-3986)
- Masashi Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1455-9422)
Institutions
- University of Fukui (JP)
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02414-7
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science