@article{fdi:010023452,
  title = {{P}hylogenetic relationships of mormyrid electric fishes ({M}ormyridae; {T}eleostei) inferred from cytochrome b sequences},
  author = {{L}avou{\'e}, {S}. and {B}igorne, {R}{\'e}my and {L}ecointre, {G}. and {A}gn{\`e}se, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}ormyridae are {A}frican osteoglossomorph fresh-water fishes of great interest because of their electric organs. {T}hey have become an important model in studies of electrophysiology and behavior but their phylogenetic relationships are poorly known. {P}hylogenetic relationships among mormyrids were determined by comparing cytochrome b sequences (588 bp) of 27 species belonging to 15 genera. {R}esults showed that the #{P}etrocephalus$ species (subfamily {P}etrocephalinae) are the sister-group of all other mormyrids (subfamilly {M}ormyrinae). {T}he monophyly of the {M}ormyrinae was supported, as well as three original intra-{M}ormyrinae clades. {T}hree genera, #{M}arcusenius$, #{P}ollimyrus$, and #{B}rienomyrus$, were found to be polyphyletic with high support. {S}ome of these polyphylies are tentatively explained. {T}he results confirmed that the lateral ethmoid bone was lost several times within the {M}ormyrinae. {T}hese findings emphasize the necessity of systematic studies and taxonomic revision of the {M}omyridae. {T}he tree obtained from the mitochondrial data showed a single rise of each electrocyte type except for electrocyte with penetrating stalk ("{P}a"). {C}onstraining the single occurence of electrocyte type {P}a did not require an excessive number of extra steps (1.86%). ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{POISSON} {D}'{EAU} {DOUCE} ; {ESPECE} {ENDEMIQUE} ; {PHYLOGENIE} ; {TAXONOMIE} ; {MARQUEUR} {MOLECULAIRE} ; {ANALYSE} {GENETIQUE} ; {OS} ; {ORGANE} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {CYTOCHROME} {B} ; {ORGANE} {ELECTRIQUE} ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1--10},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2000},
  DOI = {10.1006/mpev.1999.0687},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010023452},
}