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Molecular taxonomy and evolutionary hypothesis concerning Astyanax fasciatus (Characiformes, Characidae) from Vila Velha State Park and Tibagi and Iguaçu Rivers

2013; Research Foundation of Ribeirão Preto; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4238/2013.march.7.1

ISSN

1676-5680

Autores

Daniele Aparecida Matoso, M. da Silva, Roberto Ferreira Artoni, Roxana Torres,

Tópico(s)

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Resumo

A species complex hypothesis involving Astyanax fasciatus from southern Brazil was tested using 12S mtDNA sequences.Phylogenetic inferences were performed with maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and Bayesian as phylogenetic methods and Hemigrammus bleheri as the outgroup.Besides 11 sequences from A. fasciatus, the data set was comprised of other partial 12S sequences including material from Astyanax altiparanae (two sequences) and Astyanax sp (four sequences), both from the Iguaçu River.The hypothesis of an A. fasciatus species complex was reinforced given the close relationship between A. altiparanae and Astyanax sp observed in the Bayesian tree.Consequently, a taxonomic revision is necessary for these species.

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