Molecular phylogeny of Asiatic Short-Tailed Shrews, genus Blarinella Thomas, 1911 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) and its taxonomic implications Author Chen, Shunde Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China & College of Life Sciences, Sichuan normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China Author Liu, Shaoying Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu 610081, PR China & This author contributed equally to the paper Author Liu, Yang Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu 610081, PR China Author He, Kai Mammal Ecology and Evolution Research Group, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, PR China Author Chen, Weicai Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China Author Zhang, Xiuyue Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China Author Fan, Zhenxin Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China Author Tu, Feiyun Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China Author Jia, Xiaodong Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China Author Yue, Bisong Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China bsyue@yahoo.com text Zootaxa 2012 2012-03-29 3250 1 43 53 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3250.1.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3250.1.3 1175-5326 5249189 Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Blarinella . This is the first phylogenetic study to include all three species of Blarinella . Our results supported the monophyly of Blarinella and the sister-relationship between Blarinellini ( Blarinella ) and Blarinini , consistent with previous studies ( Ohdachi et al . 2006 ; Dubey et al . 2007 ). In addition, we found that B. wardi and B. quadraticauda were monophyletic groups, whereas B. griselda was a paraphyletic group.