10.6084/m9.figshare.3187155.v1 Adam L. Brandt Adam L. Brandt Kirill Grigorev Kirill Grigorev Yashira M. Afanador-Hernández Yashira M. Afanador-Hernández Liz A. Paulino Liz A. Paulino William J. Murphy William J. Murphy Adrell Núñez Adrell Núñez Aleksey Komissarov Aleksey Komissarov Jessica R. Brandt Jessica R. Brandt Pavel Dobrynin Pavel Dobrynin J. David Hernández-Martich J. David Hernández-Martich Roberto María Roberto María Stephen J. O’Brien Stephen J. O’Brien Luis E. Rodríguez Luis E. Rodríguez Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado Taras K. Oleksyk Taras K. Oleksyk Alfred L. Roca Alfred L. Roca Mitogenomic sequences support a north–south subspecies subdivision within <i>Solenodon paradoxus</i> Taylor & Francis Group 2016 Conservation Dominican Republic evolutionarily significant units Solenodon paradoxus subspecies taxonomy 2016-04-20 12:44:07 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Mitogenomic_sequences_support_a_north_south_subspecies_subdivision_within_i_Solenodon_paradoxus_i_/3187155 <p>Solenodons are insectivores found only in Hispaniola and Cuba, with a Mesozoic divergence date versus extant mainland mammals. Solenodons are the oldest lineage of living eutherian mammal for which a mitogenome sequence has not been reported. We determined complete mitogenome sequences for six Hispaniolan solenodons (<i>Solenodon paradoxus</i>) using next-generation sequencing. The solenodon mitogenomes were 16,454–16,457 bp long and carried the expected repertoire of genes. A mitogenomic phylogeny confirmed the basal position of solenodons relative to shrews and moles, with solenodon mitogenomes estimated to have diverged from those of other mammals ca. 78 Mya. Control region sequences of solenodons from the northern (<i>n</i> = 3) and southern (<i>n</i> = 5) Dominican Republic grouped separately in a network, with <i>F</i><sub>ST</sub> = 0.72 (<i>p</i> = 0.036) between north and south. This regional genetic divergence supports previous morphological and genetic reports recognizing northern (<i>S. p. paradoxus</i>) and southern (<i>S. p. woodi</i>) subspecies in need of separate conservation plans.</p>