<i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity
The <i>Glyptothorax</i> species from the Middle East are taxonomically revised based on extensive geographic range and taxon sampling, tree topologies from mitochondrial COI and <i>Cyt</i> b and nuclear RAG2 markers (2532 bps), molecular species delimitation and genetic dista...
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| description | The <i>Glyptothorax</i> species from the Middle East are taxonomically revised based on extensive geographic range and taxon sampling, tree topologies from mitochondrial COI and <i>Cyt</i> b and nuclear RAG2 markers (2532 bps), molecular species delimitation and genetic distance analyses of DNA sequences against morphometric and morphological characters. A majority-rule consensus based on conceptually different molecular species delimitation analyses combined with the Bayesian and maximum likelihood tree topologies considered all the name-bearing Iranian endemic clades of <i>Glyptothorax</i>, except for <i>G. pallens</i> (i.e., <i>G. alidaeii</i>, <i>G. galaxias</i>, <i>G. hosseinpanahii</i>, <i>G. shapuri</i> and <i>G. silviae</i>) as a single molecular entity. We also lent our years of experience to the morphology of Iranian <i>Glyptothorax</i> populations and tried to perceive consistent morphological differences, but without success. Therefore, based on this integrated molecular and morphological study, we treat <i>G. alidaeii</i>, <i>G. galaxias</i>, <i>G. hosseinpanahii and</i> <i>G. shapuri</i> as conspecific with <i>G. silviae</i>. Furthermore, our molecular and morphological results confirmed the first record of <i>G. cous</i> in Iranian waters. The species <i>G. armeniacus</i>, <i>G. cous</i>, <i>G. daemon</i>, <i>G. kurdistanicus</i>, <i>G. pallens</i>, <i>G. silviae</i> and <i>G. steindachneri</i> are considered as valid species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2e2ee42b9054ec2bcebd6651f0542822023-11-23T23:49:22ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-10-01141088410.3390/d14100884<i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic DiversityGolnaz Sayyadzadeh0Fatah Zarei1Hamid Reza Esmaeili2Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7146713565, IranIchthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7146713565, IranIchthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7146713565, IranThe <i>Glyptothorax</i> species from the Middle East are taxonomically revised based on extensive geographic range and taxon sampling, tree topologies from mitochondrial COI and <i>Cyt</i> b and nuclear RAG2 markers (2532 bps), molecular species delimitation and genetic distance analyses of DNA sequences against morphometric and morphological characters. A majority-rule consensus based on conceptually different molecular species delimitation analyses combined with the Bayesian and maximum likelihood tree topologies considered all the name-bearing Iranian endemic clades of <i>Glyptothorax</i>, except for <i>G. pallens</i> (i.e., <i>G. alidaeii</i>, <i>G. galaxias</i>, <i>G. hosseinpanahii</i>, <i>G. shapuri</i> and <i>G. silviae</i>) as a single molecular entity. We also lent our years of experience to the morphology of Iranian <i>Glyptothorax</i> populations and tried to perceive consistent morphological differences, but without success. Therefore, based on this integrated molecular and morphological study, we treat <i>G. alidaeii</i>, <i>G. galaxias</i>, <i>G. hosseinpanahii and</i> <i>G. shapuri</i> as conspecific with <i>G. silviae</i>. Furthermore, our molecular and morphological results confirmed the first record of <i>G. cous</i> in Iranian waters. The species <i>G. armeniacus</i>, <i>G. cous</i>, <i>G. daemon</i>, <i>G. kurdistanicus</i>, <i>G. pallens</i>, <i>G. silviae</i> and <i>G. steindachneri</i> are considered as valid species.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/884catfishdistributionphylogenetic relationshipsspecies delimitationtaxonomic diversity |
| spellingShingle | Golnaz Sayyadzadeh Fatah Zarei Hamid Reza Esmaeili <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity Diversity catfish distribution phylogenetic relationships species delimitation taxonomic diversity |
| title | <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity |
| title_full | <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity |
| title_fullStr | <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity |
| title_short | <i>Glyptothorax</i> (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity |
| title_sort | i glyptothorax i teleostei sisoridae from the middle east an integrated molecular and morphological insight into its taxonomic diversity |
| topic | catfish distribution phylogenetic relationships species delimitation taxonomic diversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/884 |
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