A new genus for the Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 (Aves, Rallidae)

Sangster, George; García–R, Juan C.; Trewick, Steven A.

doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.153

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“…Furthermore, other phylogenetic analyses using mtDNA recovered G. melanops in a more basal position within Clade Fulica (species of genera Fulica and Gallinula ) ( Garcia et al, 2014 ; Sangster et al, 2015 ), consistent with the chromosome painting data that indicate the karyotypic similarity between G. melanops and G. chloropus ( Figure 5 ) .…”

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“…According to Sangster et al (2015 ), G. melanops should be included in the genus Porphyiro . However, the chromosome morphology data of P. porphyrio , the only species from this genus with a known karyotype, do not show many similarities with the karyotype of G. melanops .…”

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“…The phylogenetic relationships within the ‘Clade Fulica ’ (genera Fulica , Gallinula and Porzana ), based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), suggest that this group is paraphyletic ( Sangster et al, 2015 ). In the analysis based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes (Cytb , COI, 16S, FGB-7, RAG-1) , performed by Garcia et al (2014 ), G. melanops (2n=80) was recovered as the sister clade to G. chloropus (2n=78).…”

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Cytotaxonomy of Gallinula melanops (Gruiformes, Rallidae): Karyotype evolution and phylogenetic inference

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Although Rallidae is the most diverse family within Gruiformes, there is little information concerning the karyotype of the species in this group. In fact, Gallinula melanops , a species of Rallidae found in Brazil, is among the few species studied cytogenetically, but only with conventional staining and repetitive DNA mapping, showing 2n=80. Thus, in order to understand the karyotypic evolution and phylogeny of this group, the present study aimed to analyze the karyotype of G. melanops by classical and molecular cytogenetics, comparing the results with other species of Gruiformes. The results show that G. melanops has the same chromosome rearrangements as described in Gallinula chloropus (Clade Fulica), including fission of ancestral chromosomes 4 and 5 of Gallus gallus (GGA), beyond the fusion between two of segments resultants of the GGA4/GGA5, also fusions between the chromosomes GGA6/GGA7. Thus, despite the fact that some authors have suggested the inclusion of G. melanops in genus Porphyriops , our molecular cytogenetic results confirm its place in the Gallinula genus.

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“…Testing a hypothesis of the relationship of these species will be needed using a dataset that includes the Ascension crake. Future taxonomic changes are warranted for species within Crex, Gallirallus, Porzana, and Gallinula [13].…”

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“…This study clarified many of the systematic issues within the group and established eight main clades ("Aramides", "Rallus", "Fulica", "Laterallus", "Porzana", "Gallicrex", Porphyrio, and Rallina) to help resolve taxonomic confusion arising from evolutionary convergence. Several important aspects of the systematics and taxonomy of the rails have been in flux after the study of Garcia-R et al [12], including the re-establishment of the genus Zapornia to several species previously placed in Porzana and the description of a new genus in recent years [13]. Furthermore, some relationships are just beginning to settle, including the monotypic ocellated crake (Micropygia schomburgkii) from the tropical forest of the New World [14] and a species within Atlantisia [15].…”

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Phylogenomic Reconstruction Sheds Light on New Relationships and Timescale of Rails (Aves: Rallidae) Evolution

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The integration of state-of-the-art molecular techniques and analyses, together with a broad taxonomic sampling, can provide new insights into bird interrelationships and divergence. Despite their evolutionary significance, the relationships among several rail lineages remain unresolved as does the general timescale of rail evolution. Here, we disentangle the deep phylogenetic structure of rails using anchored phylogenomics. We analysed a set of 393 loci from 63 species, representing approximately 40% of the extant familial diversity. Our phylogenomic analyses reconstruct the phylogeny of rails and robustly infer several previously contentious relationships. Concatenated maximum likelihood and coalescent species-tree approaches recover identical topologies with strong node support. The results are concordant with previous phylogenetic studies using small DNA datasets, but they also supply an additional resolution. Our dating analysis provides contrasting divergence times using fossils and Bayesian and non-Bayesian approaches. Our study refines the evolutionary history of rails, offering a foundation for future evolutionary studies of birds.

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The mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic characteristics of the Thick-billed Green-Pigeon, Treron curvirostra: the first sequence for the genus

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Members of the genus Treron (Columbidae) are widely distributed in southern Asia and the Indo-Malayan Region but their relationships are poorly understood. Better knowledge of the systematic status of this genus may help studies of historical biogeography and taxonomy. The complete mitochondrial genome of T. curvirostra was characterized, a first for the genus. It is 17,414 base pairs in length, containing two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), and one D-loop with a primary structure that is similar to that found in most members of Columbidae. Most PCGs start with the common ATG codon but are terminated by different codons. The highest value of the Ka/Ks ratio within 13 PCGs was found in ATP8 with 0.1937, suggesting that PCGs of the mitochondrial genome tend to be conservative in Columbidae. Moreover, the phylogenetic relationships within Columbidae, which was based on sequences of 13 PCGs, showed that (T. curvirostra + Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) were clustered in one clade, suggesting a potentially close relationship between Treron and Hemiphaga. However, the monophyly of the subfamilies of Columbidae recognized by the Interagency Taxonomic Information System could not be corroborated. Hence, the position of the genus Treron in the classification of Columbidae may have to be revised.

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A new genus for the Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 (Aves, Rallidae)

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Cytotaxonomy of Gallinula melanops (Gruiformes, Rallidae): Karyotype evolution and phylogenetic inference

Cytotaxonomy of Gallinula melanops (Gruiformes, Rallidae): Karyotype evolution and phylogenetic inference

Phylogenomic Reconstruction Sheds Light on New Relationships and Timescale of Rails (Aves: Rallidae) Evolution

The mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic characteristics of the Thick-billed Green-Pigeon, Treron curvirostra: the first sequence for the genus

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