Phylogenetic Position of Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843

• Main Author: Mustafa Korkmaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
• Series: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Subjects: phylogeny; Phylogenetic trees; COI; Phylogenetic position; Barbus lacerta
• Online Access: http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00150/full

The genus Barbus is characterized by a complex taxonomical structure, due to high number of species and its morphological plasticity; it counts more than 25 species in Europe, displaying different ecological preferences. 21 taxon’s from Barbus genus including Barbus lacerta was used in phylogenetic analysis. Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene sequence analysis of Barbus lacerta is presented firstly in this study. A phylogenetic tree (neighbor-joining and maximum likelihood analysis) was reconstructed based on the sequences of COI, with Cyprinus carpio as an outgroup. As a result, five clades come out from phylogenetic reconstruction and in phylogenetic tree Barbus lacerta determined to be sister group of Barbus macedonicus, Barbus oligolepis and Barbus plebejus complex.