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Fonteles,Soraia B.A.; Lopes,Carlos E.; Akama,Alberto; Fernandes,Flora M.C.; Porto-Foresti,Fábio; Senhorini,José A.; Daniel-Silva,Maria de Fátima Z.; Foresti,Fausto; Almeida-Toledo,Lurdes Foresti de. |
A karyotype analysis of the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), a strongly electric fish from northern South America, is presented. Two female specimens were analyzed, one from the Amazon River and one from the Araguaia River. The specimens had a chromosomal number of 2n = 52 (42M-SM + 10A). C-bands were present in a centromeric and pericentromeric position on part of the chromosomes; some interstitial C-bands were also present. Heteromorphic nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) were detected in two chromosome pairs of the specimen from the Amazon River. The chromosome number and karyotype characteristics are similar to those of other Gymnotidae species. The genera Electrophorus and Gymnotus are positioned as the basal lineages... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chromosome; Fish; Gymnotidae; Electric eel. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000200010 |
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Giora,Júlia; Burns,John R.. |
This study presents details of sperm ultrastructure for Gymnotus aff. carapo (Gymnotidae), Eigenmannia trilineata (Sternopygidae), and three Brachyhypopomus species (B. draco, B. bombilla, and B. gauderio - Hypopomidae) from southern Brazil. Differences were found among the representatives of the different families. For example, nuclear rotation was present in E. trilineata and in the Brachyhypopomus species, but absent in Gymnotus aff. carapo, and the presence of flagellar fins was only observed in E. trilineata. Some intraspecific variations could also be noticed among the Brachyhypopomus species analyzed. Most of the characters found in the spermatozoa of the species studied herein are shared with species of Gymnotiformes previously analyzed. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gymnotidae; Hypopomidae; Spermatozoa; Sternopygidae. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000400019 |
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