Hidden Diversity in the Populations of the Armored Catfish Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Loricariidae, Hypostominae) from the Paraná River Basin Revealed by Molecular and Cytogenetic Data

Hidden Diversity in the Populations of the Armored Catfish Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Loricariidae, Hypostominae) from the Paraná River Basin Revealed by Molecular and Cytogenetic Data

Only one species of armored catfish, Ancistrus cirrhosus Valenciennes 1836, has been historically described in the basin of the Paraná River, from Misiones (Argentina). However, the ample variation found in the morphology and coloration of the populations sampled in the tributaries of the Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Ana C. Prizon, Daniel P. Bruschi, Luciana A. Borin-Carvalho, Andréa Cius, Ligia M. Barbosa, Henrique B. Ruiz, Claudio H. Zawadzki, Alberto S. Fenocchio, Ana L. de Brito Portela-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Ancistrus genus
cytotaxonomy
species delimitation
candidate species
chromosomal evolution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2017.00185/full

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