Testing monophyly of the freshwater fish Leporinus (Characiformes, Anostomidae) through molecular analysis

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 1204 - 1214
• Main Authors: Ramirez, J. L., Carvalho-Costa, L. F., Venere, P. C., Carvalho, D. C., Troy, W. P., Galetti Jr, P. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian species tree; Characiformes - classification; Characiformes - genetics; Cytochrome; Cytochromes b - genetics; DNA - chemistry; DNA - isolation & purification; DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics; Electron Transport Complex IV - genetics; Fresh Water; Genes, Mitochondrial; Genetic Markers; Homeodomain Proteins - genetics; Likelihood Functions; molecular systematics; Myosin Heavy Chains - genetics; paraphyly; Phylogeny; Sequence Alignment - veterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNA - veterinary; phylogeny; Bayesian species tree; paraphyly; molecular systematics

Monophyly of the genus Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) was tested by sequencing and analysing a total of 4732 bp, including two mitochondrial [cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) and cytochrome b (Cytb)] and three nuclear [myosin heavy chain 6 cardiac muscle alpha (Myh6), recombination activat...