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Cytogenetic and molecular markers reveal the complexity of the genus Piabina Reinhardt, 1867 (Characiformes: Characidae)

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Author(s):
Pazian, Marlon Felix [1] ; Garcia Pereira, Luiz Henrique [1] ; Shimabukuru-Dias, Cristiane Kioko [1] ; Oliveira, Claudio [1] ; Foresti, Fausto [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho UN, Lab Biol & Genet Peixes, Inst Biociencias, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Ichthyology; v. 10, n. 2, p. 329-340, JUN 29 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Cytogenetic and molecular analyses were carried out in fish representative of the genus Piabina. This study specifically involved the species P. argentea and P. anhembi collected from areas of the Paranapanema and Tietê River basins, Brazil. Our findings suggest that fish classified as Piabina argentea in the Paranapanema and Tietê Rivers may represent more than one species. The samples analyzed differed by cytogenetic particularities and molecular analyses using partial sequences of the genes COI and CytB as genetic markers revealed three distinct groups of P. argentea with genetic distances sufficient to support the conclusion that the three samples analyzed are three distinct taxonomic units. (AU)