Bothriurus, MONOPHYLY
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00647.x |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/35794019-FFFE-FF97-D0C4-FAB0A8CF3966 |
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Valdenar |
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Bothriurus |
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BOTHRIURUS MONOPHYLY View in CoL
Our results support a nonmonophyletic genus Bothriurus as suggested by Prendini (2000, 2003), Mattoni (2003), and Mattoni & Prendini (2007). Four different groups can be recognized in the analysed species of this genus. The first is composed of members of the Bothriurus subgenus ( Bo. araguayae , Bo. bonariensis , and Bo. chacoensis ) with packages that are either thick and straight or slim and coiled anteriorly. Another group is formed by Bo. bocki and Bo. inermis , with packages similar to those of Timogenes and Vachonia . The remaining Bothriurus species (subgenus Andibothriurus ) are characterized by cane-like sperm packages. Bothriurus from the Bo. rochai group and Bo. asper (both belonging to the Bothriurus subgenus) have loosely aggregated spermatozoa and do not show ordered sperm packages.
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