The Taxonomy and Relationships of the African Small Barbs (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)
Autor: | Malorie M. Hayes, Jonathan W. Armbruster |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine biology Phylogenetic tree Barbus Zoology Pseudobarbus Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Monophyly 030104 developmental biology Barboides Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
Zdroj: | Copeia. 105:348-362 |
ISSN: | 1938-5110 0045-8511 |
Popis: | Through a series of phylogenetic and taxonomic works, the unwieldy and non-monophyletic genus Barbus was reduced to just the typical Barbus of Europe and East Asia and most of the small, African, diploid barbs (‘Barbus'). The genus Enteromius Cope, 1867 was recently elevated to rename most of the small African ‘Barbus'; however, this designation has been controversial. Opponents of this change argue the designation was based on poorly supported phylogenies and state these changes would disrupt currently well-supported monophyletic groups; however, the genus is currently in use, and it is necessary to determine the species that should be recognized as Enteromius. Herein, we present a list of species placed in Enteromius and provide a description of the genus. We list the species of the other small African barbs (Barboides, Barbopsis, Caecobarbus, Clypeobarbus, Pseudobarbus, and ‘Pseudobarbus'). We also contribute 36 cytochrome b sequences of Enteromius to further build an understanding of the phylogenetic relationships among members of this group, and to aid in further taxonomic decisions. |
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