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Extensive chromosomal rearrangements and nuclear DNA content changes in the evolution of the armoured catfishes genus Corydoras (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae)

1992; Wiley; Volume: 40; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02587.x

1095-8649

Cláudio Oliveira, Lurdes Foresti de Almeida-Toledo, Lincon Jo Mori, S.A. Toledo-Filho,

Genetic diversity and population structure

Karyotypes and nuclear DNA content were studied in 11 species of the genus Corydoras from rivers in South America: C . sp. from Caripi river 2 n =60, C . cf. simulatus 2 n =62, C . simulatus 2 n =62, C . reticulatus 2 n =74, C . sp. from Galheiro river 2 n =84, C . aff. punctatus from Negro river 2 n =102, C . flaveolus 2 n =58, C . arcuatus 2 n =46, C . trilineatus 2 n =46, C . schwartzi 2 n =46, and C . metae 2 n =92. Extensive chromosome diversity and differences in DNA content were detected among species. The high variability in chromosome counts was not exclusively related to chromosomal structural rearrangements, but also to large changes in DNA content. Species could be grouped using their shared cytogenetic characteristics, suggesting that within the genus Corydoras different groups of species followed distinct evolutionary trends. Chromosomal rearrangements in Corydoras are, apparently, more frequent that morphological modifications, so cytogenetic data may be very useful for species delimitation and for the understanding of interrelationships among species.