Multiloci analyses suggest synonymy among Rhomboplites, Ocyurus and Lutjanus and reveal the phylogenetic position of Lutjanus alexandrei (Lutjanidae: Perciformes)

ABSTRACT Lutjanidae comprises 21 genera and 135 species widespread throughout Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Nonetheless, the phylogenetic relationships of Lutjaninae remain uncertain. Furthermore, phylogenetic hypotheses for Lutjanus alexandrei, an endemic species from northeastern Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Ivana Veneza, Raimundo da Silva, Danillo da Silva, Grazielle Gomes, Iracilda Sampaio, Horacio Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2019-04-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252019000100211&lng=en&tlng=en