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Li Y, Yi H, Zhu Y. Novel insights into adaptive evolution based on the unusual AT-skew in Acheilognathus gracilis mitogenome and phylogenetic relationships of bitterling. Gene 2024; 902:148154. [PMID: 38218382 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Acheilognathus gracilis, a bitterling species, distribute in lower reaches of Yangtze River. They are identified as the top-priority bitterling species for conservation as having high evolutionary distinctiveness and are at risk of extinction. In present study, we first sequenced the complete mitogenome of A. gracilis and analyzed its phylogenetic position using 13 PCGs. The A. gracilis mitogenome is 16,774 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, a control region and the origin of the light strand replication. The overall base composition of A. gracilis in descending order is T 27.9 %, A 27.7 %, C 26.1 % and G 18.3 %, shows a unusual AT-skew with slightly negative. Further investigation revealed A. gracilis uses excess T over A in NADH dehydrogenase 5 (nd5), whereas the most of other bitterlings are biased toward to use A not T, implying there is likely to be unique strategy of adaptive evolution in A. gracilis. We also compared 13 PCGs of 30 bitterling mitogenomes and the results exhibit highly conservative. Phylogenetic trees constructed by 13 PCGs strongly support the monophyly of Acheilognathus and the paraphyly of Rhodeus and Tanakia. Current results will provide valuable information for follow-up research on conservation of species facing with serious population decline and can provide novel insights into the phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary biology research.
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- Yuxuan Li
- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Hubei, China.
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Jin X, Cheng H, Li M, Zou H, Cai J, Amoah K, Li W, Wang G. Description of three new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) on bitterling fishes ( Acheilognathinae) from China. Parasitol Int 2024; 101:102893. [PMID: 38588816 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2024.102893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Three new species of Gyrodactylus are described from three species of bitterling in Donghu Lake, China: Gyrodactylus ocellorhodei n. sp. from Rhodeus ocellatus; G. sinenorhodei n. sp. from Rhodeus sinensis; and G. acheilorhodei n. sp. from Acheilognathus macropterus. All the three new species showed similar opisthaptor morphology, especially the marginal hooks: all had a slender and perpendicular sickle shaft, and flat sickle base with distinct heel and inner arch which was different from the G. rhodei-group species parasitic on bitterling. Multivariate analyses based on hamulus and marginal hooks suggested that these three new species cannot be completely distinguished, despite some morphology divergence observed in certain less reliable morphometric features, such as hamulus root length, ventral bar total length and process shape. These three new species shared an identical 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequence, while the variation in the Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS1-ITS2) sequence among them (8.4-11.2%, K2P) far exceeded the 1% ITS sequence difference that had been suggested as a threshold for species delimitation of Gyrodactylus. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS1-ITS2 showed that all these sequenced Gyrodactylus spp. parasitic on the subfamily Acheilognathinae host formed a monophyletic group. However, a clear differentiation (18.9-20.9%, K2P of ITS1-ITS2) could be found between the subgroup from China (G. ocellorhodei n. sp., G. sinenorhodei n. sp. and G. acheilorhodei n. sp.) and that from Europe (G. rhodei).
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- Xiao Jin
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Breeding Biotechnology and Sustainable Aquaculture (CAS), Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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Zhang H, Zhao D, Hu C, Duan W, Chu H, Chu Z. The complete mitogenome of Paratanakia chii (Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2023; 8:515-517. [PMID: 37091580 PMCID: PMC10114962 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2171692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Paratanakia chii is a bitterling fish of the genus Paratanakia, subfamily Acheilognathinae and family Cyprinidae. The mitochondrial DNA sequence of P. chii is reported in this paper. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. chii is 16,575 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 displacement loop (D-loop). The genome sequence is consistent with those of most other carp. The majority of PCGs have AT- (Met) start codons and TA- end codons. The A + T contents of the genome, PCGs, transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) are 56.92%, 58.07%, 56.34%, and 54.21%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that P. chii is most closely related to Tanankia himantegus. These data will benefit relative ecological and phylogenetic studies.
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- Haixia Zhang
- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
- CONTACT Zhangjie Chu College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China
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Fujimoto Y, Chiba H, Shindo K, Kitazima J, Iwata M. Reproductive ecology and adaptive host choice correlated with body size in an autumn-spawning bitterling Acheilognathus typus. J Fish Biol 2022; 100:1195-1204. [PMID: 35194784 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The life history and reproductive ecology of an autumn-spawning bitterling Acheilognathus typus were studied under natural and experimental conditions. In the study pond, the embryos of A. typus emerged from mussels in May and grew rapidly until August, whereas overwintered age-1 fish grew slowly. Adult A. typus in the pond was smaller (32-47 mm in standard length) than they were in other habitats and mainly spawned in smaller mussels. The number of A. typus embryos in mussels was negatively correlated with the shell length of the mussel, and a lower number of embryos were observed in larger mussels (over 110 mm in shell length). In the mussel size-choice experiment conducted in an enclosure, smaller A. typus selected smaller mussels, and larger A. typus selected larger mussels for spawning. In some cases, smaller A. typus spawned in larger mussels and the number of spawned eggs ejected increased by over four times compared with other cases. These results of the enclosure experiment explained the lower number of embryos in larger mussels in the study pond. In addition, reproductive traits such as ovipositor length and the number of ovulated eggs of female A. typus, which are considered to contribute to their size-dependent host utilization, were positively correlated with their standard length. Because A. typus is geologically or seasonally isolated from other bitterling species, this size-dependent host utilization contributes to a reduction in intraspecies rather than interspecies competition.
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- Yasufumi Fujimoto
- The Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation, Kurihara, Japan
- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, Sagamihara, Japan
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- The Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation, Kurihara, Japan
- Central Japan Bitterling Research Association, Komono-cho, Japan
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- Central Japan Bitterling Research Association, Komono-cho, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, Sagamihara, Japan
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Methling C, Douda K, Reichard M. Intensity-dependent energetic costs in a reciprocal parasitic relationship. Oecologia 2019; 191:285-294. [PMID: 31494712 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04504-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Parasitic infections elicit host defences that pose energetic trade-offs with other fitness-related traits. Bitterling fishes and unionid mussels are involved in a two-way parasitic interaction. Bitterling exploit mussels by ovipositing into their gills. In turn, mussel larvae (glochidia) develop on the epidermis and gills of fish. Hosts have evolved behavioural responses to reduce parasite load, suggesting that glochidia and bitterling parasitism are costly. We examined the energetic cost of parasitism on both sides of this relationship. We used intermittent flow-through respirometry to measure (1) standard metabolic rate (SMR) of individual duck mussels Anodonta anatina (a common bitterling host) before and during infection by embryos of the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus, and (2) SMR and maximum oxygen uptake (MO2max) of individual R. amarus before and during infection with glochidia of the Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (a mussel species that successfully infects bitterling). As predicted, we observed an increase in mussel SMR when infected by bitterling embryos and an increased SMR in glochidia-infected bitterling, though this was significantly mediated by the time post-infection. Contrary to our predictions, glochidia infection did not impair MO2max and the number of glochidia attached to gills positively (rather than negatively) correlated with MO2max. The results suggest that tolerance is the prevailing coping mechanism for both fish and mussels when infected, while resistance mechanisms appear to be confined to the behavioural level.
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- Caroline Methling
- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Sohn WM, Na BK, Cho SH, Ju JW. Infection Status with Clonorchis sinensis Metacercariae in Fish from Yangcheon (Stream) in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. Korean J Parasitol 2019; 57:145-152. [PMID: 31104406 PMCID: PMC6526209 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.2.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The infection status with Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae (CsMc) was examined in freshwater fishes from Yangcheon (a branch of Gyeongho-gang), which is located in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, the Republic of Korea. Total 2,201 fishes in 26 species were examined by the artificial digestion method through 7 years. CsMc were detected in 1,171 (53.2%) fishes in 21 spp. (80.8%) and their density was 85 per fish infected. Total 532 (99.6%) out of 534 Pungtungia herzi (index fish) examined were infected with 147 CsMc per fish infected. Metacercarial densities in this fish were highest in 2015 (179 CsMc), followed by 2012 (168), 2013 (152), 2016 (145), 2014 (114), and 2017 (89) respectively. In the gobioninid fish group, i.e., P. herzi, Sarcocheilichthys spp., Squalidus spp., Pseudogobio esocinus, Hemibarbus longirostris, and Hemibarbus labeo, 841 (92.7%) fishes were infected with 117 CsMc per fish infected. Total 250 (54.7%) acheilognathinid fish (bitterlings), Acheilognathus spp. and Acanthorhodeus spp. were infected with 5.8 CsMc. In the rasborinid fish (chubs) group, i.e., Zacco platypus, Zacco temminckii, and Zacco koreanus, 77 (13.7%) out of 563 fish examined were infected with 2.4 CsMc in average. The susceptibility indices of CsMc were 49.09 in the overall positive fish group, 104.15 in the gobioninid group, 3.17 in the acheilognathinid group and 0.35 in the rasborinid fish group respectively. Only 1 CsMc was detected in 3 fish species, Coreoperca herzi, Channa argus, and Lepomis macrochirus, respectively. Conclusively, it was confirmed that CsMc are moderately prevalent in fishes from Yangcheon in Sancheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
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- Woon-Mok Sohn
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea
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- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong 28159, Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong 28159, Korea
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Yu P, Zhou L, Zhou XY, Yang WT, Zhang J, Zhang XJ, Wang Y, Gui JF. Unusual AT-skew of Sinorhodeus microlepis mitogenome provides new insights into mitogenome features and phylogenetic implications of bitterling fishes. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 129:339-350. [PMID: 30738158 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sinorhodeus microlepis (S. microlepis) is recently described as a new species and represents a new genus Sinorhodeu of the subfamily Acheilognathinae. In this study, we first sequenced the complete mitogenome of S. microlepis and compared with the other 29 bitterling mitogenomes. The S. microlepis mitogenome is 16,591 bp in length and contains 37 genes. Gene distribution pattern is identical among 30 bitterling mitogenomes. A significant linear correlation between A+T% and AT-skew were found among 29 bitterling mitogenomes, except S. microlepis shows unusual AT-skew with slightly negative in tRNAs and PCGs. Bitterling mitogenomes exhibit highly conserved usage bias of start codon, relative synonymous codons and amino acids, overlaps and non-coding intergenic spacers. Phylogenetic trees constructed by 13 PCGs strongly support the polyphyly of the genus Acheilognathus and the paraphyly of Rhodeus and Tanakia. Together with the unusual characters of S. microlepis mitogenomes and phylogenetic trees, S. microlepis should be a sister species to the genus Rhodeu that might diverge about 13.69 Ma (95% HPD: 12.96-14.48 Ma).
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- Peng Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Nagata N, Kitamura JI, Inaba O, Kumagai M, Fujimoto Y, Sota T. Phylogeography of Endangered Bitterling Acheilognathus melanogaster Endemic to Eastern Japan. Zoolog Sci 2018; 35:396-401. [PMID: 30298778 DOI: 10.2108/zs180033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The bitterling Acheilognathus melanogaster is a critically endangered primary freshwater fish endemic to the Pacific side of eastern Japan. To elucidate A. melanogaster genetic structure, we investigated phylogeography in nine populations, using gene sequences of mitochondrial Cytochrome b (Cytb), as well as nuclear Rhodopsin (Rho) and glycosyltransferase (Glyt). We found four Cytb-based geographical clusters unevenly divided between the northern and southern regions, with smaller groups in the south. Of the nuclear genes, Glyt did not show geographical differentiation, whereas Rho formed two clusters: one widely occurring and another restricted to central regions. Genetic diversity was generally higher in southern than in northern populations. Our results suggest that conservation of southern local populations is particularly important in maintaining the genetic diversity of this endangered fish.
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- Nobuaki Nagata
- 1 Division of Collections Conservation, National Museum of Nature and Science, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan.,2 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- 4 Minamisoma City Museum, Fukushima 975-0051, Japan
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- 5 Tsuchiura Nature Conservation Association, Ibaraki 300-0043, Japan
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- 6 Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation, Miyagi 989-5504, Japan
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- 7 Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Jeon HB, Lee YJ, Lim HJ, Cha SH, Suk HY. Complete mitochondrial genome of endangered Rhodeus pseudosericeus and its implications for the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationship among Acheilognathinae species. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2016; 1:312-314. [PMID: 33644366 PMCID: PMC7871815 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1172036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rhodeus pseudosericeus is a native bitterling to the Korean Peninsula and found in very limited areas with small census size. Here, its complete mitochondrial genome was analyzed to provide novel data for the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationship among Acheilognathinae species. The genome was a 16,574 bp long consisting of 1 putative control region, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA and 13 protein-coding genes. The gene arrangement was completely identical to those observed in other Acheilognathinae species as well as in other cyprinid species. In our phylogenetic analyses, three major genera of Acheilognathinae indepedently formed monophyletic groups in the tree reconstructed based on the whole genome sequences, whereas Rhodeus was not recovered as a single monophyly when solely considering protein-coding genes, indicating that the taxonomic reevaluation is still required in this subfamily.
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- Hyung-Bae Jeon
- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.,Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, South Korea
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- GenoTech Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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Wang B, Wang S, Hu M, He Z, Wang F. Mitochondrial genome of Paracheilognathus imberbis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Acheilognathinae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2014; 27:3880-3881. [PMID: 25484169 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.987244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Paracheilognathus imberbis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Acheilognathinae) was determined by long PCR and primer-walking methods. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,819 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes as well as a displacement loop (D-loop). The overall base composition of the genome is A(29.73%), T(27.25%), C(26.63%) and G(17.40%), respectively. The mitogenome of P. imberbis displayed novel gene order arrangement compared with published Rhodeus sinensis to date. The mitogenome would contribute to resolving phylogenetic position and interrelationships of Acheilognathinae.
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- Binhua Wang
- a Department of Biological Science , College of Life Science, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China and
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- a Department of Biological Science , College of Life Science, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China and
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- a Department of Biological Science , College of Life Science, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China and
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- b Bureau of Agriculture of the city of Jinggangshan , Jiangxi , China
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- a Department of Biological Science , College of Life Science, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China and
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Chang CH, Li F, Shao KT, Lin YS, Morosawa T, Kim S, Koo H, Kim W, Lee JS, He S, Smith C, Reichard M, Miya M, Sado T, Uehara K, Lavoué S, Chen WJ, Mayden RL. Phylogenetic relationships of Acheilognathidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidea) as revealed from evidence of both nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequence variation: evidence for necessary taxonomic revision in the family and the identification of cryptic species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2014; 81:182-94. [PMID: 25238947 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bitterlings are relatively small cypriniform species and extremely interesting evolutionarily due to their unusual reproductive behaviors and their coevolutionary relationships with freshwater mussels. As a group, they have attracted a great deal of attention in biological studies. Understanding the origin and evolution of their mating system demands a well-corroborated hypothesis of their evolutionary relationships. In this study, we provide the most comprehensive phylogenetic reconstruction of species relationships of the group based on partitioned maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods using DNA sequence variation of nuclear and mitochondrial genes on 41 species, several subspecies and three undescribed species. Our findings support the monophyly of the Acheilognathidae. Two of the three currently recognized genera are not monophyletic and the family can be subdivided into six clades. These clades are further regarded as genera based on both their phylogenetic relationships and a reappraisal of morphological characters. We present a revised classification for the Acheilognathidae with five genera/lineages: Rhodeus, Acheilognathus (new constitution), Tanakia (new constitution), Paratanakia gen. nov., and Pseudorhodeus gen. nov. and an unnamed clade containing five species currently referred to as "Acheilognathus". Gene trees of several bitterling species indicate that the taxa are not monophyletic. This result highlights a potentially dramatic underestimation of species diversity in this family. Using our new phylogenetic framework, we discuss the evolution of the Acheilognathidae relative to classification, taxonomy and biogeography.
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- Chia-Hao Chang
- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan; Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yet-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; Institute of Biodiversity Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan; Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Sangji University, Wonju 220-702, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK; Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Natural History Museum & Institute, Chiba 260-8682, Japan
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- Natural History Museum & Institute, Chiba 260-8682, Japan
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- Aquatic Life Conservation Research Center, Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka 572-0088, Japan
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- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Rhodeus lighti (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) was determined by long PCR and primer walking methods. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,677 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes as well as a displacement loop (D-loop). The overall base composition of the genome is A (28.87%), T (27.22%), C (26.53%) and G (17.38%). The mitogenome of R. lighti displayed novel gene order arrangement compared with published Rhodeus sinensis to date. The mitogenome would contribute to resolving phylogenetic position and interrelationships of Acheilognathinae.
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- Binhua Wang
- a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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Kawamura K, Ueda T, Arai R, Smith C. Phylogenetic relationships of bitterling fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Acheilognathinae), inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome B sequences. Zoolog Sci 2014; 31:321-9. [PMID: 24832905 DOI: 10.2108/zs130233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bitterling (Teleostei: Acheilognathinae) are small cyprinid fishes with a discrete distribution in East Asia and Europe. We used a complete mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence (1141 bp) from 49 species or subspecies in three genera (Tanakia, Rhodeus, and Acheilognathus), sampled across the major part of their distribution, to elucidate their phylogeny and biogeography, focusing particularly on their origin and dispersal. Based on high support value, the monophyletic Acheilognathinae separated into two major clades, Acheilognathus and Tanakia-Rhodeus. In the latter clade, the monophyly of Rhodeus was poorly supported, though it was topologically nested in Tanakia. On the basis of molecular-clock calibration, both clades diverged in the middle Miocene, with Tanakia-Rhodeus diverging slightly earlier than Acheilognathus. The Tanakia-Rhodeus clade expanded its distribution westward from the Far East, eventually reaching Europe, while Acheilognathus dispersed in the temperate regions of East Asia. A feature common to both clades is that most extant species, including Japanese endemics, appeared by the end of the Pliocene, corresponding with the present delineation of the Japanese archipelago. Autumn-spawning species with an embryonic diapause, unique to bitterling among cyprinid fishes, formed two distinct lineages (barbatulusrhombeus and longipinnis-typus) within Acheilognathus. The estimated time of divergence of the two lineages was approximately from the late Pliocene, a period characterized by glaciations. The timing of divergence suggests that the shift of spawning from spring to autumn, coupled with embryonic diapause, convergently emerged twice in the evolution of bitterling, possibly as an adaptation to the climate of the late Pliocene.
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- Kouichi Kawamura
- 1 Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Kurimamachiya 1577, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Yang X, Ma Z, Xie L, Yang R, Shen J. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese bitterling Rhodeus sinensis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Mitochondrial DNA 2013; 26:647-8. [PMID: 24090002 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.836517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The mitochondrial genome of the Chinese bitterling Rhodeus sinesis is a circular molecule of 16,677 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and two main non-coding regions (the control region and the origin of the light strand replication). The gene composition and order of which were similar to most other vertebrates. All protein-coding genes are initiated with ATG except for COX 1, which begin with GTG instead. However, the termination codons of 13 protein-coding genes are varied with TAA, TA, T or TAG. The molecular data we presented here could provide useful information for the studies on species identification, evolutionary relationships and population genetics of the Acheilognathinae.
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- Xuefen Yang
- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding Certificated by Ministry of Agriculture, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China and
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