Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp

M Mwale; H. Kaiser; Nigel Barker; A. Wilson; Peter Teske

doi:10.1111/jfb.12130

Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp

M Mwale, H. Kaiser, Nigel Barker, A. Wilson, Peter Teske

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The taxonomic status of two southern African coastal pipefish species, Syngnathus temminckii and Syngnathus watermeyeri, was investigated using a combination of morphological and genetic data. Morphological data showed that S. temminckii is distinct from the broadly distributed European pipefish Syngnathus acus, and a molecular phylogeny reconstructed using mitochondrial DNA recovered S. temminckii and S. watermeyeri as sister taxa. The southern African species share an evolutionary origin with north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea species, including S. acus. These data support the existence of a distinct southern African clade of Syngnathus pipefishes that has diverged in situ to form the two species present in the region today.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2045-2062
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	82
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12130
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2013

Keywords

Mitochondrial DNA
Morphometrics
Phylogeny
Syngnathus acus
Syngnathus temminckii
Syngnathus watermeyeri

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Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp

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