Chromosome comparison between two species of Phyllostomus (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) from Eastern Amazonia, with some phylogenetic insights

Rodrigues, Luís Reginaldo Ribeiro; Barros, Regina Maria de Souza; Assis, Maria De Fátima Lima De; Marques-Aguiar, Suely Aparecida; Pieczarka, Júlio César; Nagamachi, Cleusa Yoshiko

doi:10.1590/s1415-47572000000300016

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“…Most genera of phyllostomid bats have highly conserved karyotypes, but there are extensive karyotypic variations among some genera, which make intergeneric comparison by G-banding almost impossible [ 13 , 41 , 46 , 48 ]. In contrast, it is possible to find chromosomal homeologies in all genera of Phyllostominae, except for Tonatia [ 9 ].…”

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Phylogenetic Reconstruction by Cross-Species Chromosome Painting and G-Banding in Four Species of Phyllostomini Tribe (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: An Independent Evidence for Monophyly

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The subfamily Phyllostominae comprises taxa with a variety of feeding strategies. From the cytogenetic point of view, Phyllostominae shows different rates of chromosomal evolution between genera, with Phyllostomus hastatus probably retaining the ancestral karyotype for the subfamily. Since chromosomal rearrangements occur rarely in the genome and have great value as phylogenetic markers and in taxonomic characterization, we analyzed three species: Lophostoma silvicola (LSI), Phyllostomus discolor (PDI) and Tonatia saurophila (TSA), representing the tribe Phyllostomini, collected in the Amazon region, by classic and molecular cytogenetic techniques in order to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships within this tribe. LSA has a karyotype of 2n=34 and FN=60, PDI has 2n=32 and FN=60 and TSA has 2n=16 and FN=20. Comparative analysis using G-banding and chromosome painting show that the karyotypic complement of TSA is highly rearranged relative to LSI and PHA, while LSI, PHA and PDI have similar karyotypes, differing by only three chromosome pairs. Nearly all chromosomes of PDI and PHA were conserved in toto, except for chromosome 15 that was changed by a pericentric inversion. A strongly supported phylogeny (bootstrap=100 and Bremer=10 steps), confirms the monophyly of Phyllostomini. In agreement with molecular topologies, TSA was in the basal position, while PHA and LSI formed sister taxa. A few ancestral syntenies are conserved without rearrangements and most associations are autapomorphic traits for Tonatia or plesiomorphic for the three genera analyzed here. The karyotype of TSA is highly derived in relation to that of other phyllostomid bats, differing from the supposed ancestral karyotype of Phyllostomidae by multiple rearrangements. Phylogenies based on chromosomal data are independent evidence for the monophyly of tribe Phyllostomini as determined by molecular topologies and provide additional support for the paraphyly of the genus Tonatia by the exclusion of the genus Lophostoma.

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Phylogenetic Reconstruction by Cross-Species Chromosome Painting and G-Banding in Four Species of Phyllostomini Tribe (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: An Independent Evidence for Monophyly

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“…In contrast, the primitive condition of X for phyllostomids would be a bi-armed form as found in Macrotus waterhousii , Phyllostomus discolor and P. hastatus [28,29,38,40]. …”

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Two new cytotypes reinforce that Micronycteris hirsuta Peters, 1869 does not represent a monotypic taxon

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BackgroundThe genus Micronycteris is a diverse group of phyllostomid bats currently comprising 11 species, with diploid number (2n) ranging from 26 to 40 chromosomes. The karyotypic relationships within Micronycteris and between Micronycteris and other phyllostomids remain poorly understood. The karyotype of Micronycteris hirsuta is of particular interest: three different diploid numbers were reported for this species in South and Central Americas with 2n = 26, 28 and 30 chromosomes. Although current evidence suggests some geographic differentiation among populations of M. hirsuta based on chromosomal, morphological, and nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers, the recognition of new species or subspecies has been avoided due to the need for additional data, mainly chromosomal data.ResultsWe describe two new cytotypes for Micronycteris hirsuta (MHI) (2n = 26 and 25, NF = 32), whose differences in diploid number are interpreted as the products of Robertsonian rearrangements. C-banding revealed a small amount of constitutive heterochromatin at the centromere and the NOR was located in the interstitial portion of the short arm of a second pair, confirmed by FISH. Telomeric probes hybridized to the centromeric regions and weakly to telomeric regions of most chromosomes. The G-banding analysis and chromosome painting with whole chromosome probes from Carollia brevicauda (CBR) and Phyllostomus hastatus (PHA) enabled the establishment of genome-wide homologies between MHI, CBR and PHA.ConclusionsThe karyotypes of Brazilian specimens of Micronycteris hirsuta described here are new to Micronycteris and reinforce that M. hirsuta does not represent a monotypic taxon. Our results corroborate the hypothesis of karyotypic megaevolution within Micronycteris, and strong evidence for this is that the entire chromosome complement of M. hirsuta was shown to be derivative with respect to species compared in this study.

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“…The karyotypes of Phyllostomus discolor and P. hastatus differ cytogenetically by a single pericentric inversion in the chromosome 15, which possessed the NORs ( Morielle and Varella‐Garcia 1988; R odrigues et al . 2000).…”

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Localization of rRNA genes in Phyllostomidae bats reveals silent NORs in Artibeus cinereus

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We analyzed the nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) of thirteen bats from genera Phyllostomus, Phylloderma, Trachops, Tonatia, Sturnira, Platyrrhinus, Artibeus and Glossophaga. We used silver staining and FISH with rDNA probe. Nine species had only one Ag-NOR-bearing chromosome pair. Artibeus lituratus, A. jamaicensis and A. fimbriatus presented multiple Ag-NORs located in the short arms of pairs 5, 6 and 7, and an additional mark in the long arm of one chromosome 5 in A. fimbriatus. Artibeus cinereus showed Ag-NORs in the chromosome pairs 10 and 13. The chromosomal location of rRNA genes using FISH agreed with the number and position of NORs in all but one species. In A. cinereus the hybridization signals were seen in three chromosome pairs 9, 10 and 13. This suggests the occurrence of silent NORs in pair 9. Differences in the size and intensity of the hybridization signals were also observed in the pair 9 of A. cinereus.

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Chromosome comparison between two species of Phyllostomus (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) from Eastern Amazonia, with some phylogenetic insights

Cited by 15 publications

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Phylogenetic Reconstruction by Cross-Species Chromosome Painting and G-Banding in Four Species of Phyllostomini Tribe (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: An Independent Evidence for Monophyly

Phylogenetic Reconstruction by Cross-Species Chromosome Painting and G-Banding in Four Species of Phyllostomini Tribe (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: An Independent Evidence for Monophyly

Two new cytotypes reinforce that Micronycteris hirsuta Peters, 1869 does not represent a monotypic taxon

Localization of rRNA genes in Phyllostomidae bats reveals silent NORs in Artibeus cinereus

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