A clarification of the morphological character data supporting the hypothesis of labeonin
monophyly, and also for one of its subgroups, the Garraina, is presented. As an aid to …

The phylogenetic relationships and classification of the freshwater fish order Cypriniformes,
like many other species-rich groups of vertebrates, has evolved over time with some …

Background Leuciscinae is a subfamily belonging to the Cyprinidae fish family that is widely
distributed in Circum-Mediterranean region. Many efforts have been carried out to …

Fishes of the order Cypriniformes are almost completely restricted to freshwater bodies and
number> 3400 species placed in 5 families, each with poorly defined subfamilies and/or …

The relationships between parasites and their hosts are intimate, dynamic and complex; the
evolution of one is inevitably linked to the other. Despite multiple origins of parasitism in the …

Abstract Dactylogyrus species (Dactylogyridae: Monogenea) are a group of monogenean
gill parasites that are highly specific to freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Dactylogyrus …

Patterns associated with the evolution of parasite diversity, speciation and diversification
were analysed using Dactylogyrus species (gill monogeneans) and their cyprinid hosts as a …

After the completion of several entire genome projects and a remarkable increase in public
genetic databases in the recent years the results of post-genomic analyses can facilitate a …

Background Carassius auratus is a primary freshwater fish with bisexual diploid and
unisexual gynogenetic triploid lineages. It is distributed widely in Eurasia and is especially …

The family Cyprinidae is one of the largest families of fishes in the world and a well-known
component of the East Asian freshwater fish fauna. However, the phylogenetic relationships …