
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Murphy, Nicholas P. 
A1  - Austin, Christopher M. 
T1  - Multiple origins of the endemic Australian <emph type="2">Macrobrachium</emph> (Decapoda : Palaemonidae) based on 16S rRNA mitochondrial sequences
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 52
IS  - 5
SP  - 549
EP  - 559
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO03062 
N2  - The evolutionary relationships of the freshwater prawn genus Macrobrachium are obscure. Members of this genus are widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions. The phylogenetic relationships among the seven endemic and six non-endemic Australian Macrobrachium, along with five non-Australian species, were inferred from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences. Methods of analysis yielded phylogenetic trees of differing topologies; however, none supported a monophyletic origin for endemic Australian Macrobrachium. Enforced monophyly of a single origin of endemic Macrobrachium was statistically tested and rejected. These results support the view that the endemic Australian Macrobrachium arose from multiple origins. Previous biogeographical hypotheses related to the radiation of Macrobrachium into Australia are re-examined in the context of these results. 
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