Resolving an unnoticed diversity within the Schistura robertsi species complex (Teleostei : Nemacheilidae) using molecules and morphology

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The Schistura robertsi species complex is a group of freshwater fish inhabiting streams in southeast Myanmar as well as in western and southern Thailand. In southern Thailand, the distribution exceeds the biogeographically important 'Surat Thani - Krabi line'. The complex is believed to include five described and one undescribed species, but monophyly and systematics of the group have never been studied explicitly. The present study aims to resolve the number of species within the Schistura robertsi group as well as their distribution areas and phylogenetic relations. We analysed mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data of 86 specimens from 47 localities and 18 morphological characters of 193 specimens. The phylogenetic analyses revealed the S. robertsi complex to be monophyletic and to be composed of ten major lineages. Six of them correspond to the known described or undescribed species, but another four newly identified clades reveal the existence of an overlooked diversity within the group. All genetic lineages are statistically highly supported and all are morphologically diagnosable, suggesting that they represent distinct species. The distribution areas of several clades overlap, the cases of direct co-occurrence show no sign of hybridisation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 151(2020) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 106894

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bohlen, Jörg [VerfasserIn]
Dvořák, Tomáš [VerfasserIn]
Šlechta, Vlastimil [VerfasserIn]
Šlechtová, Vendula [VerfasserIn]

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Biodiversity
Freshwater fish
Journal Article
Molecular phylogeny
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Species tree
Systematics

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Date Completed 23.12.2020

Date Revised 23.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106894

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NLM311414613