Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2010 Jun;55(3):1087-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.005. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
The Meliphagoidea comprises the largest radiation of Australasian passerines. Here we present the first detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis of its families and genera, particularly the Acanthizidae, using sequences from nine gene regions including both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Our results support some suggested relationships but challenge other groupings, particularly in Meliphagidae and Acanthizidae. Maluridae is sister to all other members of the superfamily. With appropriate taxon sampling and multilocus data, we provide the first strong molecular evidence supporting earlier recognition of bristlebirds, Dasyornis, as a separate family, Dasyornithidae. We further clarify its position as sister to Acanthizidae+Pardalotidae+Meliphagidae. Pardalotidae is sister to Acanthizidae, and thus its retention as a separate family is arbitrary. The meliphagid genus Lichenostomus is polyphyletic. We find no support for the current subfamily structure within Acanthizidae but recognise a clade that includes members of the subfamily Sericornithinae excluding Oreoscopus and Acanthornis. Subfamily Acanthizinae is paraphyletic. Surprisingly, the Tasmanian island endemic Acanthornis magna of mesic habitats is sister to the Aphelocephala whitefaces of mainland Australian xeric zones. This is one of several unexpected alignments of taxa as sisters that probably reflects the age of the Meliphagoidea. We find no evidence for separate radiations of New Guinean and Australian members of the Meliphagoidea.
吸蜜鸟总科包含最大的澳洲雀形目辐射演化支。这里我们首次提供其科和属的详细分子系统发育分析，特别针对吸蜜鸟科，使用来自九个基因区域的序列，包括线粒体和核 DNA。我们的结果支持一些建议的关系，但挑战了其他分组，特别是在吸蜜鸟科和吸蜜鸟科。噪鹛科是超级家族中所有其他成员的姐妹群。通过适当的分类群采样和多基因数据，我们提供了第一个强烈的分子证据，支持早期将鬃毛鸟、Dasyor nis 作为一个独立的科，Dasyor nithidae 的认识。我们进一步澄清了它作为吸蜜鸟科+ Pardalotidae+吸蜜鸟科姐妹群的位置。Pardalotidae 是吸蜜鸟科的姐妹群，因此将其保留为一个独立的科是任意的。吸蜜鸟科的属 Lichenostomus 是多系的。我们没有发现吸蜜鸟科中当前亚科结构的支持，但承认了一个包含除 Oreoscopus 和 Acanthornis 以外的 Sericornithinae 亚科成员的进化枝。Acanthizinae 亚科是并系的。令人惊讶的是，潮湿生境的塔斯马尼亚岛特有种 Acanthornis magna 与澳大利亚大陆干旱区的 Aphelocephala 白脸是姐妹群。这是几个作为姐妹群的分类群意外排列之一，可能反映了吸蜜鸟总科的年龄。我们没有发现新几内亚和澳大利亚吸蜜鸟总科成员分别辐射的证据。
