In:
ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 1026 ( 2021-03-26), p. 179-192
Kurzfassung:
We describe a new species of cave-dwelling loach, Triplophysa wulongensis sp. nov. , based on specimens collected in a subterranean pool in a cave in Wulong County, Chongqing, Southwest China. The pool is connected to the Wujiang River drainage. Triplophysa wulongensis differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: eyes present, caudal fin with 18 branched rays; posterior chamber of the air bladder degenerate; stomach U-shaped; intestine without bends or loops immediately posterior to stomach; body smooth and scaleless, and lateral line complete. The mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence differs from those of other published sequences of species of Triplophysa by 14.9–24.9% in K2P distance. Phylogenetic analysis based on cytochrome b gene sequences recovered T. wulongensis as sister taxon to all other cave-dwelling species of Triplophysa .
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1313-2970
,
1313-2989
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure1
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure2
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure3
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10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.figure4
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1026.61570.suppl1
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Pensoft Publishers
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
2445640-8
SSG:
12