Article
Cryptic diversity and recent diversification in the Pyrrhulina australis species complex (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae) revealed by mitochondrial DNA.
Journal of fish biology - 1 Sept 2026
Souza Taina Barbosa De, Ferreira Daniela Cristina, Silva Hugmar Pains Da, Machado Carolina B, Oliveira Claudio, Netto-Ferreira André L, Venere Paulo C
Abstract excerpt
Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903, is widely distributed across the main hydrographic basins of South America. The taxonomic integrity of this species is nevertheless challenged by the lack of clear diagnostic characters, its marked geographic variation and the morphological overlap with its congeners. In this context, the present study investigated the genetic diversity of the P. australis group (P....
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- Animals
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Electron Transport Complex IV
