The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history.
| dc.contributor.author | Vreven, E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musschoot, T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Snoeks, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schliewen, U.K. | |
| dc.date | 2016 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-14T13:07:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-14T13:07:13Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11696 | |
| dc.description | A review of the tumultuous history of the alpha- and genus-level taxonomy of the hexaploid African Torini, i.e. Labeobarbus s.l. (synonym: Varicorhinus), as well as of the closely related monospecific genera Acapoeta and Sanagia, is provided. The main purpose of the present paper is to provide a continental framework for multidisciplinary research on this megadiverse vertebrate group. Based on the inspection of almost all relevant type specimens, a complete and fully annotated checklist of all valid species and junior synonyms is provided for each of the four nominal genera. It comprises ∼275 nominal taxa, 125 of which are valid African Labeobarbus spp. and three of which are formally named hybrid phenotypes. Particular attention is drawn to the diversity and taxon-specific distribution of mouth phenotypes, which previously served as generic identification characters, i.e. rubberlips with strongly developed, sometimes hypertrophied lips and a mental lobe, and chiselmouths (former Varicorhinus spp.) with a cornified sharp cutting edge on their lower jaw. Interestingly, many species are polymorphic and include a large array of intermediate mouth phenotypes. The recurrent occurrence of similar mouth phenotype diversity within, but also far beyond, the borders of Labeobarbus s.l. is highlighted, raising numerous evolutionary questions. | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.title | The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.subject.frascati | Biological sciences | |
| dc.audience | Scientific | |
| dc.subject.free | Vertebrates | |
| dc.source.title | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | |
| dc.source.volume | 177 | |
| dc.source.page | 231 305 | |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | Yes | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/zoj.12366 | |
| dc.identifier.rmca | 4802 |
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