Data from: The liverwort genus Metzgeria (Jungermanniopsida) in Europe – An integrative taxonomic update
Data files
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Metzgeria_251113_rpl16_EU.nex
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Metzgeria_251113_rps4_EU.nex
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Metzgeria_251113_trnLF_EU.nex
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README.md
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Abstract
The dataset contains three sequence alignment files with Sanger-sequences stemming mainly from European taxa of the simple thalloid liverwort genus Metzgeria (Jungermanniopsida). A focus is on the following Metzgeria taxa: M. leptoneura, M. curviseta, M. pubescens, M. conjugata, M. furcata, M. temperata, M. aeruginosa, M. scyphigera, and M. azorica sp. nov. Three alignment files in nexus format are available: 1) a file with sequences from the trnL-trnF region (including the trnL group I intron, trnL 3′exon, trnL-F intergenic spacer IGS), 2) a file with sequences from the rps4 gene including the trnS-rps4 IGS, and 3) a file with sequences from the rpl16 intron (partially including parts of the rpl16 3′exon). All three files were used in molecular phylogenetic analyses and integrative taxonomy of Metzgeria and serve as a baseline for further phylogenetic and taxonomic studies on this genus.
Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1jwstqk9g
Description of the data and file structure
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Files correspond to
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The liverwort genus Metzgeria (Jungermanniopsida) in Europe – An integrative taxonomic update
Julia Bechteler, Alfons Schaefer-Verwimp, Dietmar Quandt, Martin Nebel
TAXON
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Files in this archive
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- Sequence alignment of the rpl16 intron (partially including parts of the rpl16 3′exon)
- Sequence alignment of the rps4 gene including the trnS-rps4 intergenic spacer
- Sequence alignment of the trnL-trnF molecular marker region (trnL group I intron, trnL 3′exon, trnL-F intergenic spacer
Files and variables
File: Metzgeria_251113_rpl16_EU.nex
Description: sequence alignment of the rpl16 intron (partially including parts of the rpl16 3′exon) consiting of Metzgeria specimens including the outgroup taxon Vandiemenia. Mutational hotspot regions that were deleted prior to phylogenetic analyses are indicated in the nexus file.
File: Metzgeria_251113_rps4_EU.nex
Description: sequence alignment of the rps4 gene including the trnS-rps4 IGS consiting of Metzgeria specimens. Mutational hotspot regions that were deleted prior to phylogenetic analyses are indicated in the nexus file.
File: Metzgeria_251113_trnLF_EU.nex
Description: sequence alignment of the trnL-trnF molecular marker region (trnL group I intron, trnL 3′exon, trnL-F intergenic spacer IGS) consiting of Metzgeria specimens including the outgroup taxon Vandiemenia. Mutational hotspot regions that were deleted prior to phylogenetic analyses are indicated in the nexus file.
Code/software
The alignment files were created in PhyDE Phylogenetic Data Editor (Müller et al. 2010) and can be viewed within this software or any other software that is able to read NEXUS files.
Müller, K., Müller, J., Neinhuis, C. & Quandt, D. 2010. PhyDE: Phylogenetic Data Editor, version 0.9971, computer program [online]. http://www.phyde.de