Dynamics of Diversity of Spined Loaches of Genus Cobitis (Cobitidae) of Trans-Caucasus in the Anthropogenic Period According to the Data of Museum Collections. II. Morphokaryological Variation, Taxonomic Status, and Diagnostic Characteristics of Adjaran Spined Loaches

The variability of external morphological characters, coloring features, craniological and karyological characteristics of spined loaches from Adjara were studied to clarify the taxonomic diversity of spined loaches of Transcaucasia. The study was based on materials from the collection of the Zoolog...

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Published inJournal of ichthyology Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 1045 - 1061
Main Authors Vasil’eva, E. D., Vasil’ev, V. P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cobitidae
Life Sciences
Museum collections
Museums
Population studies
Taxonomy
Zoology
variability
species diagnosis
spined loaches of Transcaucasia
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Summary:The variability of external morphological characters, coloring features, craniological and karyological characteristics of spined loaches from Adjara were studied to clarify the taxonomic diversity of spined loaches of Transcaucasia. The study was based on materials from the collection of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, including the type series of Cobitis satunini , and original results. The morphogenetic homogeneity of the studied populations and their species isolation from other known Transcaucasian species were confirmed. Based on the data obtained, a modern species diagnosis of C. satunini sensu stricto is presented, whose range is limited to the water bodies of Adjara.
ISSN:0032-9452
1555-6425
DOI:10.1134/S0032945223060164