Inferring Biodiversity Patterns and Life-History Traits in Ray Spiders (Araneae, Theridisomatidae).

LABARQUE, F. M.; PIACENTINI, L. N.; RAMÍREZ, M. J.; PONS, J.; ARNEDO, M. A.

México

Conferencia; III INTERNATIONAL BARCODE OF LIFE CONFERENCE.; 2009

Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Mexico City

DNA barcoding promises to revolutionize biodiversity studies by allowing identification of all life stages and facilitating species discovery. In this contribution, we evaluate the advantages of DNA barcoding techniques to assess alfa and beta diversity in a biodiversity hotspot, the clouds forest of Panama. The orbicularian spider family Theridiosomatidae is the sister groups of all the remaining “Symphytognathoids”, is very diverse, with 12 genera and 77 species distributed in four subfamilies.