Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.

Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.

A taxonomic review of Copella is presented based on the analysis of the type material of all nominal species and extensive material from South American drainages. Six out of ten nominal species are recognized as valid: Copella arnoldi, C. callolepis, C. compta, C. eigenmanni, C. nattereri, and C. vi...

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Main Authors: Manoela M F Marinho, Naércio A Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5560855?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-a5e9cd819f7945698b7efe0c1ead41a42020-11-25T01:45:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01128e018306910.1371/journal.pone.0183069Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.Manoela M F MarinhoNaércio A MenezesA taxonomic review of Copella is presented based on the analysis of the type material of all nominal species and extensive material from South American drainages. Six out of ten nominal species are recognized as valid: Copella arnoldi, C. callolepis, C. compta, C. eigenmanni, C. nattereri, and C. vilmae. Copella carsevennensis is a junior synonym of C. arnoldi, C. nigrofasciata and 'Nannostomus' stigmasemion are junior synonyms of C. callolepis, C. metae is junior synonym of C. eigenmanni, and C. meinkeni is junior synonym of C. nattereri. Species of Copella occur in the rio Amazonas and Orinoco basins, and coastal drainages of Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, and Venezuela. An identification key is provided.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5560855?pdf=render
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author Manoela M F Marinho
Naércio A Menezes
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Naércio A Menezes
Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
PLoS ONE
author_facet Manoela M F Marinho
Naércio A Menezes
author_sort Manoela M F Marinho
title Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
title_short Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
title_full Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
title_fullStr Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomic review of Copella (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
title_sort taxonomic review of copella (characiformes: lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
series PLoS ONE
issn 1932-6203
publishDate 2017-01-01
description A taxonomic review of Copella is presented based on the analysis of the type material of all nominal species and extensive material from South American drainages. Six out of ten nominal species are recognized as valid: Copella arnoldi, C. callolepis, C. compta, C. eigenmanni, C. nattereri, and C. vilmae. Copella carsevennensis is a junior synonym of C. arnoldi, C. nigrofasciata and 'Nannostomus' stigmasemion are junior synonyms of C. callolepis, C. metae is junior synonym of C. eigenmanni, and C. meinkeni is junior synonym of C. nattereri. Species of Copella occur in the rio Amazonas and Orinoco basins, and coastal drainages of Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, and Venezuela. An identification key is provided.
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