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Citation for Study 12906

Citation title: "A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes)".

Study name: "A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes)".

This study is part of submission 12906 (Status: Published).

Citation

Kailola P. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 20: 87-166.

Authors

• Kailola P.

Abstract

The phylogeny of the catfish family Ariidae is hypothesised based on examination of material from almost all regions of the family's circumglobal distribution yet concentrating on Sahul Shelf taxa. Morphological and osteological characters were investigated to determine which would usefully contribute to construction of a phylogeny for the family: 57 characters were selected and 35 rejected. Reasons for acceptance or rejection, and selection of outgroup, are provided. The cladograms resulting from phylogenetic analyses, and the distribution of character states within the family revealed the significant influence of homoplasy: acceptance of such is a necessary step however, to arriving at a reasonable phylogeny for this apparently straightforward yet incredibly diverse catfish family. Monophyly of the family was confirmed chiefly on the basis of thirteen characters. Twenty-three genera are recognised, including three new genera, Amissidens, Cryptarius and Plicofollis. The genera are diagnosed, their relationships discussed, and their species composition and geographical distribution are stated. The difficulty of assigning some taxa is revealed by placing them as incertae sedae; and the lack of access to some material is acknowledged as a hindrance to completion of a global revision.

Keywords

Ariidae; Sahul Shelf; family revision; fork-tailed catfishes; homoplasy; monophyly; revised classification

External links

• Other URL: http://kb.phenoscape.org/term/publication/PSPUB:0000039

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• Canonical resource URI: http://purl.org/phylo/treebase/phylows/study/TB2:S12906
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  	 author = {P.  Kailola},
  	 title = {A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes)},
  	 year = {2004},
  	 keywords = {Ariidae; Sahul Shelf; family revision; fork-tailed catfishes; homoplasy; monophyly; revised classification},
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  	 url = {http://kb.phenoscape.org/term/publication/PSPUB:0000039},
  	 pmid = {},
  	 journal = {The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory},
  	 volume = {20},
  	 number = {},
  	 pages = {87--166},
  	 abstract = {The phylogeny of the catfish family Ariidae is hypothesised based on examination of material from almost all regions of the family's circumglobal distribution yet concentrating on Sahul Shelf taxa. Morphological and osteological characters were investigated to determine which would usefully contribute to construction of a phylogeny for the family: 57 characters were selected and 35 rejected. Reasons for acceptance or rejection, and selection of outgroup, 
  are provided. The cladograms resulting from phylogenetic analyses, and the distribution of character states within the family revealed the significant influence of homoplasy: acceptance of such is a necessary step however, to arriving at a reasonable phylogeny for this apparently straightforward yet incredibly diverse catfish family. Monophyly of the family was confirmed chiefly on the basis of thirteen characters. Twenty-three genera are recognised, including three new genera, Amissidens, Cryptarius and Plicofollis. The genera are diagnosed, their relationships discussed, and 
  their species composition and geographical distribution are stated. The difficulty of assigning some taxa is revealed by placing them as incertae sedae; and the lack of access to some material is acknowledged as a hindrance to completion of a global revision.}
  }
  		

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  are provided. The cladograms resulting from phylogenetic analyses, and the distribution of character states within the family revealed the significant influence of homoplasy: acceptance of such is a necessary step however, to arriving at a reasonable phylogeny for this apparently straightforward yet incredibly diverse catfish family. Monophyly of the family was confirmed chiefly on the basis of thirteen characters. Twenty-three genera are recognised, including three new genera, Amissidens, Cryptarius and Plicofollis. The genera are diagnosed, their relationships discussed, and 
  their species composition and geographical distribution are stated. The difficulty of assigning some taxa is revealed by placing them as incertae sedae; and the lack of access to some material is acknowledged as a hindrance to completion of a global revision.
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