Phylogenetic Relationships of Greek Cyprinidae: Molecular Evidence for at Least Two Origins of the Greek Cyprinid Fauna
✍ Scribed by Rafael Zardoya; Panos S. Economidis; Ignacio Doadrio
- Book ID
- 102616483
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 388 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1055-7903
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✦ Synopsis
A phylogeny of the main cyprinid species that live in Greece was based on the complete mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1140 bp). The great diversity of the Greek cyprinid fauna, with at least 4 different lineages of barbins, 1 of gobionins, and 10 of leuciscinids, was confirmed. The validity and composition of the genera Tropidophoxinellus and Pachychilon were demonstrated. Likewise, the close phylogenetic relationships of genera Vimba, Blicca, and Abramis, as well as Telestes, Chondrostoma, and Phoxinellus, were established. Moreover, Pseudophoxinus beoticus was found to be closely related to Phoxinellus rather than to other Pseudophoxinus species. The most interesting outcome of our analyses was the existence of at least two different origins of the Greek cyprinid fauna. Most of the Greek cyprinids were directly related to the Danubian (i.e., central European) ichthyofauna. However, we found at least four cases of a close phylogenetic relationship between Greek and Iberian endemic species. 1999 Academic Press