Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species
Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in this group is S. mystax, and its phenotypic diversity...
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| author | Gerson Paulino Lopes Fábio Rohe Fabrício Bertuol Erico Polo Ivan Junqueira Lima João Valsecchi Tamily Carvalho Melo Santos Stephen D. Nash Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva Jean P. Boubli Izeni Pires Farias Tomas Hrbek |
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| description | Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in this group is S. mystax, and its phenotypic diversity has been recognized as three subspecies—S. mystax mystax, S. mystax pileatus and S. mystax pluto—with non-overlapping geographic distributions. In this sense, we carried out an extensive field survey in their distribution areas and used a framework of taxonomic hypothesis testing of genomic data combined with an integrative taxonomic decision-making framework to carry out a taxonomic revision of S. mystax. Our tests supported the existence of three lineages/species. The first species corresponds to Saguinus mystax mystax from the left bank of the Juruá River, which was raised to the species level, and we also discovered and described animals from the Juruá–Tefé interfluve previously attributed to S. mystax mystax as a new species. The subspecies S. m. pileatus and S. m. pluto are recognized as a single species, under a new nomenclatural combination. However, given their phenotypic distinction and allopatric distribution, they potentially are a manifestation of an early stage of speciation, and therefore we maintain their subspecific designations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c7d834f4eb244d6a7a6fe68e1caed842023-12-03T01:05:10ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-01-0111e1452610.7717/peerj.14526Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new speciesGerson Paulino Lopes0Fábio Rohe1Fabrício Bertuol2Erico Polo3Ivan Junqueira Lima4João Valsecchi5Tamily Carvalho Melo Santos6Stephen D. Nash7Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva8Jean P. Boubli9Izeni Pires Farias10Tomas Hrbek11Programa em Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilLaboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal/Departamento de Genética/Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilLaboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal/Departamento de Genética/Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilLaboratório de Evolução e Genética Animal/Departamento de Genética/Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilGrupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia de Vertebrados Terrestres, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, Amazonas, BrazilGrupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia e Conservação de Primatas, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, Amazonas, BrazilGrupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia de Vertebrados Terrestres, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, Amazonas, BrazilDepartment of Anatomical Sciences/Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, New York, United States of AmericaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, BrazilInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, BrazilPrograma em Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilPrograma em Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilAlthough the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in this group is S. mystax, and its phenotypic diversity has been recognized as three subspecies—S. mystax mystax, S. mystax pileatus and S. mystax pluto—with non-overlapping geographic distributions. In this sense, we carried out an extensive field survey in their distribution areas and used a framework of taxonomic hypothesis testing of genomic data combined with an integrative taxonomic decision-making framework to carry out a taxonomic revision of S. mystax. Our tests supported the existence of three lineages/species. The first species corresponds to Saguinus mystax mystax from the left bank of the Juruá River, which was raised to the species level, and we also discovered and described animals from the Juruá–Tefé interfluve previously attributed to S. mystax mystax as a new species. The subspecies S. m. pileatus and S. m. pluto are recognized as a single species, under a new nomenclatural combination. However, given their phenotypic distinction and allopatric distribution, they potentially are a manifestation of an early stage of speciation, and therefore we maintain their subspecific designations.https://peerj.com/articles/14526.pdfPlatyrrhiniPhylogenyNew world monkeysNew speciesCrypticAmazonian tamarin |
| spellingShingle | Gerson Paulino Lopes Fábio Rohe Fabrício Bertuol Erico Polo Ivan Junqueira Lima João Valsecchi Tamily Carvalho Melo Santos Stephen D. Nash Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva Jean P. Boubli Izeni Pires Farias Tomas Hrbek Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species PeerJ Platyrrhini Phylogeny New world monkeys New species Cryptic Amazonian tamarin |
| title | Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species |
| title_full | Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species |
| title_short | Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species |
| title_sort | taxonomic review of saguinus mystax spix 1823 primates callitrichidae and description of a new species |
| topic | Platyrrhini Phylogeny New world monkeys New species Cryptic Amazonian tamarin |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/14526.pdf |
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