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The Intermuscular Bones and Ligaments of Teleostean Fishes *
* The Intermuscular Bones and Ligaments of Teleostean Fishes COLIN PATTERSON and G. DAVID JOHNSON m I I SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 559 SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Emphasis upon publication as a means of "diffusing knowledge" was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. In his formal plan for the institution, Joseph Henry outlined a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This theme of basic research has been adhered to through the years by thousands of titles issued in series publications under the Smithsonian imprint, commencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Smithsonian Folklife Studies Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology In these series, the Institution publishes small papers and full-scale monographs that report the research and collections of its various museums and bureaux or of professional colleagues in the world of science and scholarship. The publications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, universities, and similar institutions throughout the world. Papers or monographs submitted for series publication are received by the Smithsonian Institution Press, subject to its own review for format and style, only through departments of the various Smithsonian museums or bureaux, where the manuscripts are given substantive review. -
Identification of Invasive Alien Species Using DNA Barcodes
Identification of Invasive Alien Species using DNA barcodes Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Royal Museum for Central Africa Rue Vautier 29, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 1000 Brussels , Belgium 3080 Tervuren, Belgium +32 (0)2 627 41 23 +32 (0)2 769 58 54 General introduction to this factsheet The Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern (BopCo) aims at developing an expertise forum to facilitate the identification of biological samples of policy concern in Belgium and Europe. The project represents part of the Belgian federal contribution to the European Research Infrastructure Consortium LifeWatch. Non-native species which are being introduced into Europe, whether by accident or deliberately, can be of policy concern since some of them can reproduce and disperse rapidly in a new territory, establish viable populations and even outcompete native species. As a consequence of their presence, natural and managed ecosystems can be disrupted, crops and livestock affected, and vector-borne diseases or parasites might be introduced, impacting human health and socio-economic activities. Non-native species causing such adverse effects are called Invasive Alien Species (IAS). In order to protect native biodiversity and ecosystems, and to mitigate the potential impact on human health and socio-economic activities, the issue of IAS is tackled in Europe by EU Regulation 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and Council. The IAS Regulation provides for a set of measures to be taken across all member states. The list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern is regularly updated. In order to implement the proposed actions, however, methods for accurate species identification are required when suspicious biological material is encountered. -
ALIEN FISHES in EUROPEAN WATERS Nepůvodní Druhy Ryb V Evropských Vodách
ZO ČSOP VLAŠIM, 2011 ALIEN FISHES IN EUROPEAN WATERS Nepůvodní druhy ryb v evropských vodách LUBOMÍR HANEL1), Jan PLESNÍK,2) Jan ANDRESKA3), ST an I sla V LUSK4),Ji n d ř i c h nOVÁK5) & Ji ř í PLíŠTiL6) 1) Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýc- ká 129, Praha 6 – Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic, [email protected] 2) Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic, Nuselská 39, Praha 4, 140 00, Czech Republic, [email protected] 3) Faculty of Education, Department of Biology and Environmental Education, Charles University Prague, M. D. Rettigové 4, 1 Praha 1, 110 00, Czech Republic, [email protected] 4) Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, Brno, 603 65, Czech Republic, [email protected] 5) Czech Environmental Inspectorate, Na Břehu 267, Praha 9, 190 00, Czech Republic, [email protected] 6) Trávník 1236, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, 541 01, Czech Republic, [email protected] Abstract: The paper summarized published data on alien and alien invasive fishes (Acti- nopterygii) having been found in Europe and its adjacent waters since the 18th century to the present. At least 109 exotic freshwater fish species belonging to 29 families introduced there are documented. Successful introductions (established or acclimatized species at le- ast in some parts of Europe) of non – native freshwater fishes include at least 38 species (mostly of them originate from Asia and North America, lesser from Middle, South Ame- rica or Africa). Within European waters, some alien fishes can be considered invasive alien ones. -
Molecular Systematics and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Asian Endemic Freshwater Sleepers (Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 121 (2018) 1–11 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev Molecular systematics and phylogenetic analysis of the Asian endemic T freshwater sleepers (Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae) ⁎ ⁎ Hongjie Lia,b,c, You Hed, Jiamei Jianga,b,c, Zhizhi Liua,b,c, , Chenhong Lia,b,c, a Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, China b Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China c National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education (Shanghai Ocean University), China d Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: The Odontobutidae is a group of freshwater sleepers endemic to East and Southeast Asia. The composition of the Odontobutidae Odontobutidae is controversial and the systematics position of some species (e.g. Philypnus chalmersi) remains Systematics unknown. Phylogenetic relationship among the odontobutids has never been really tested due to the lack of New genus informative morphological characters, and that molecular data have not been collected in many species. Here, Phylogeny we sampled 41 specimens, representing all known genera of the Odontobutidae except the Laotian genus Divergence time Terateleotris, in addition to a disputable odontobutid species, Philypnus chalmersi and 14 outgroups (six families). Biogeography We collected sequence data of 4434 single-copy nuclear coding loci using gene capture and Illumina sequencing. A robust phylogeny of the odontobutids and outgroups was built, confirming that the Odontobutidae is monophyletic and sister to the Rhyacichthyidae. We verified that Neodontobutis, Sineleotris and Philypnus chal- mersi are members of the Odontobutidae based on the resulting phylogeny as well as patterns of pectoral girdle examined by X-ray microtomography. -
The Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of the Round Goby and the Sand
Adrian-Kalchhauser et al. BMC Genomics (2017) 18:177 DOI 10.1186/s12864-017-3550-8 RESEARCHARTICLE Open Access The mitochondrial genome sequences of the round goby and the sand goby reveal patterns of recent evolution in gobiid fish Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser1* , Ola Svensson2,3, Verena E. Kutschera4, Magnus Alm Rosenblad3,5, Martin Pippel6, Sylke Winkler7, Siegfried Schloissnig6, Anders Blomberg3,8† and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm1,9† Abstract Background: Vertebrate mitochondrial genomes are optimized for fast replication and low cost of RNA expression. Accordingly, they are devoid of introns, are transcribed as polycistrons and contain very little intergenic sequences. Usually, vertebrate mitochondrial genomes measure between 16.5 and 17 kilobases (kb). Results: During genome sequencing projects for two novel vertebrate models, the invasive round goby and the sand goby, we found that the sand goby genome is exceptionally small (16.4 kb), while the mitochondrial genome of the round goby is much larger than expected for a vertebrate. It is 19 kb in size and is thus one of the largest fish and even vertebrate mitochondrial genomes known to date. The expansion is attributable to a sequence insertion downstream of the putative transcriptional start site. This insertion carries traces of repeats from the control region, but is mostly novel. To get more information about this phenomenon, we gathered all available mitochondrial genomes of Gobiidae and of nine gobioid species, performed phylogenetic analyses, analysed gene arrangements, and compared gobiid mitochondrial genome sizes, ecological information and other species characteristics with respect to the mitochondrial phylogeny. This allowed us amongst others to identify a unique arrangement of tRNAs among Ponto-Caspian gobies.