Journal article
Multi locus molecular phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a focus on subfamily Hypostominae
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, v 82
01 Jan 2015
PMID: 25193609
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Abstract
The Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae is the fifth most species-rich vertebrate family on Earth, with over 800 valid species. The Hypostominae is its most species-rich, geographically widespread, and eco-morphologically diverse subfamily. Here, we provide a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic reappraisal of genus-level relationships in the Hypostominae based on our sequencing and analysis of two mitochondrial and three nuclear loci (4293 bp total). Our most striking large-scale systematic discovery was that the tribe Hypostomini, which has traditionally been recognized as sister to tribe Ancistrini based on morphological data, was nested within Ancistrini. This required recognition of seven additional tribe-level clades: the Chaetostoma Clade, the Pseudancistrus Cade, the Lithoxus Clade, the 'Pseudancistrus' Clade, the Acanthicus Clade, the Hemiancistrus Cade, and the Peckoltia Clade. Results of our analysis, which included type- and non-type species for every valid genus in Hypostominae, support the reevaluation and restriction of several historically problematic genera, including Baryancistrus, Cordylancistrus, Hemiancistrus, and Peckoltia. Much of the deep lineage diversity in Hypostominae is restricted to Guiana Shield and northern Andean drainages, with three tribe-level clades still largely restricted to the Guiana Shield. Of the six geographically widespread clades, a paraphyletic assemblage of three contain lineages restricted to drainages west of the Andes Mountains, suggesting that early diversification of the Hypostominae predated the late Miocene surge in Andean uplift. Our results also highlight examples of trophic ecological diversification and convergence in the Loricariidae, including support for three independent origins of highly similar and globally unique morphological specializations for eating wood. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Multi locus molecular phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a focus on subfamily Hypostominae
- Creators
- Nathan K. Lujan - University of TorontoJonathan W. Armbruster - Auburn UniversityNathan R. Lovejoy - University of TorontoHernan Lopez-Fernandez - Royal Ontario MuseumC S Pitchumoni
- Publication Details
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, v 82
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- 1023403 / Division Of Environmental Biology; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Royal Ontario Museum
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000346219800023
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84911126792
- Other Identifier
- 991019357764104721
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