Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species

The aim of this work is to elucidate the biological and taxonomic status of a copepod from a hyposaline lake originally described as Diaptomus garciai but later synonymized with the freshwater Leptodiaptomus novamexicanus. We compared parapatric populations of L. novamexicanus s. l., from the deep Lake Alchichica (hyposaline and oligotrophic) and from temporary ponds (freshwater and hypereutrophic), using morphological analyses, molecular markers, ecophysiological tests (salinity tolerance) and inter- and intrapopulation breeding trials. Morphological analysis showed slight but consistent differences among the freshwater (specific conductivity at 258C K25¼: 440 mS cm21) and hyposaline (K25 ¼ 13 300 mS cm21) populations. Fitness of copepods from Lake Alchichica was dramatically reduced at salinities lower than 4.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 8100 mS cm21). The opposite was true for the freshwater populations which were not able to survive, grow or reproduce at salinities higher than 2.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 4680 mS cm21). Interbreeding was not observed between individuals from freshwater and brackish populations. Additionally, there was an important divergence in nucleotide sequence variation (mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I) between L. garciai and the freshwater populations (KP2: 4.4-8.4%). Based on ecological specialization, reproductive isolation, morphological and molecular divergence, we conclude that L. garciai is a different biological species from L. novamexicanus and a valid taxon.

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Main Authors: Montiel Martínez, Aideé autor/a, Ciros Pérez, Jorge autor/a 15071, Ortega Mayagoitia, Elizabeth autor/a, Elías Gutiérrez, Manuel Doctor autor/a 2041
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spelling KOHA-OAI-ECOSUR:468812024-03-12T12:40:49ZMorphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species Montiel Martínez, Aideé autor/a Ciros Pérez, Jorge autor/a 15071 Ortega Mayagoitia, Elizabeth autor/a Elías Gutiérrez, Manuel Doctor autor/a 2041 textspaThe aim of this work is to elucidate the biological and taxonomic status of a copepod from a hyposaline lake originally described as Diaptomus garciai but later synonymized with the freshwater Leptodiaptomus novamexicanus. We compared parapatric populations of L. novamexicanus s. l., from the deep Lake Alchichica (hyposaline and oligotrophic) and from temporary ponds (freshwater and hypereutrophic), using morphological analyses, molecular markers, ecophysiological tests (salinity tolerance) and inter- and intrapopulation breeding trials. Morphological analysis showed slight but consistent differences among the freshwater (specific conductivity at 258C K25¼: 440 mS cm21) and hyposaline (K25 ¼ 13 300 mS cm21) populations. Fitness of copepods from Lake Alchichica was dramatically reduced at salinities lower than 4.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 8100 mS cm21). The opposite was true for the freshwater populations which were not able to survive, grow or reproduce at salinities higher than 2.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 4680 mS cm21). Interbreeding was not observed between individuals from freshwater and brackish populations. Additionally, there was an important divergence in nucleotide sequence variation (mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I) between L. garciai and the freshwater populations (KP2: 4.4-8.4%). Based on ecological specialization, reproductive isolation, morphological and molecular divergence, we conclude that L. garciai is a different biological species from L. novamexicanus and a valid taxon.The aim of this work is to elucidate the biological and taxonomic status of a copepod from a hyposaline lake originally described as Diaptomus garciai but later synonymized with the freshwater Leptodiaptomus novamexicanus. We compared parapatric populations of L. novamexicanus s. l., from the deep Lake Alchichica (hyposaline and oligotrophic) and from temporary ponds (freshwater and hypereutrophic), using morphological analyses, molecular markers, ecophysiological tests (salinity tolerance) and inter- and intrapopulation breeding trials. Morphological analysis showed slight but consistent differences among the freshwater (specific conductivity at 258C K25¼: 440 mS cm21) and hyposaline (K25 ¼ 13 300 mS cm21) populations. Fitness of copepods from Lake Alchichica was dramatically reduced at salinities lower than 4.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 8100 mS cm21). The opposite was true for the freshwater populations which were not able to survive, grow or reproduce at salinities higher than 2.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 4680 mS cm21). Interbreeding was not observed between individuals from freshwater and brackish populations. Additionally, there was an important divergence in nucleotide sequence variation (mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I) between L. garciai and the freshwater populations (KP2: 4.4-8.4%). Based on ecological specialization, reproductive isolation, morphological and molecular divergence, we conclude that L. garciai is a different biological species from L. novamexicanus and a valid taxon.Adobe Acrobat profesional 6.0 o superiorCopépodosTaxonomíaMorfología (Biología)Disponible en líneaJournal of Plankton Researchhttp://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/10/1079.full.pdf+htmlAcceso en línea sin restricciones
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Copépodos
Taxonomía
Morfología (Biología)
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Taxonomía
Morfología (Biología)
Copépodos
Taxonomía
Morfología (Biología)
Montiel Martínez, Aideé autor/a
Ciros Pérez, Jorge autor/a 15071
Ortega Mayagoitia, Elizabeth autor/a
Elías Gutiérrez, Manuel Doctor autor/a 2041
Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
description The aim of this work is to elucidate the biological and taxonomic status of a copepod from a hyposaline lake originally described as Diaptomus garciai but later synonymized with the freshwater Leptodiaptomus novamexicanus. We compared parapatric populations of L. novamexicanus s. l., from the deep Lake Alchichica (hyposaline and oligotrophic) and from temporary ponds (freshwater and hypereutrophic), using morphological analyses, molecular markers, ecophysiological tests (salinity tolerance) and inter- and intrapopulation breeding trials. Morphological analysis showed slight but consistent differences among the freshwater (specific conductivity at 258C K25¼: 440 mS cm21) and hyposaline (K25 ¼ 13 300 mS cm21) populations. Fitness of copepods from Lake Alchichica was dramatically reduced at salinities lower than 4.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 8100 mS cm21). The opposite was true for the freshwater populations which were not able to survive, grow or reproduce at salinities higher than 2.5 g L21 (K25 ¼ 4680 mS cm21). Interbreeding was not observed between individuals from freshwater and brackish populations. Additionally, there was an important divergence in nucleotide sequence variation (mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I) between L. garciai and the freshwater populations (KP2: 4.4-8.4%). Based on ecological specialization, reproductive isolation, morphological and molecular divergence, we conclude that L. garciai is a different biological species from L. novamexicanus and a valid taxon.
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author Montiel Martínez, Aideé autor/a
Ciros Pérez, Jorge autor/a 15071
Ortega Mayagoitia, Elizabeth autor/a
Elías Gutiérrez, Manuel Doctor autor/a 2041
author_facet Montiel Martínez, Aideé autor/a
Ciros Pérez, Jorge autor/a 15071
Ortega Mayagoitia, Elizabeth autor/a
Elías Gutiérrez, Manuel Doctor autor/a 2041
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title Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
title_short Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
title_full Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
title_fullStr Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
title_full_unstemmed Morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for Leptodiaptomus garciai (Osorio-Tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
title_sort morphological, ecological, reproductive and molecular evidence for leptodiaptomus garciai (osorio-tafall 1942) as a valid endemic species
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