01551nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001400041245013400055210006900189260001500258300001000273520084800283653002301131653002401154653001401178653001701192653001501209100002501224700002501249856007101274 2021 eng d a0939-714000aMolecular and morphological identification of some millipedes (Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae) collected from Taif, Saudi Arabia0 aMolecular and morphological identification of some millipedes Sp c10/03/2021 a1 - 93 a

Millipedes are widely distributed in Saudi Arabia but they were not studied before. In Taif governorate, two species were found that are similar morphologically, which resulted in incorrect identification of these species. Therefore, this work aimed to combine morphological identification with genetic analysis. Specimens were separated morphologically into two species Archispirostreptus syriacus and A. tumuliporus. The first species was recorded in Arruddaf, Maysaan, Thaqif, Bani Saad and Maysaan, the second occurs in Alshafa and Maysaan. The phylogenetic tree inferred from cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences separated samples that were identified as A. tumuliporus from those identified as A. syriacus. Also, a dendrogram based on ISSR-PCR showed these two species in separate clusters.

10aArchispirostreptus10aCOI gene sequencing10aDiplopoda10aISSR markers10amillipedes1 aHassan, Montaser, M.1 aHassan, Mohammed, M. uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09397140.2021.1895409