@article{fdi:010068328, title = {{M}ultiple cryptic species in the blue-spotted maskray ({M}yliobatoidei : {D}asyatidae : {N}eotrygon spp.) : an update}, author = {{B}orsa, {P}hilippe and {S}hen, {K}. {N}. and {A}rlyza, {I}. {S}. and {H}oareau, {T}. {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}revious investigations have uncovered divergent mitochondrial clades within the blue-spotted maskray, previously {N}eotrygon kuhlii ({M}uller and {H}enle). {T}he hypothesis that the blue-spotted maskray may consist of a complex of multiple cryptic species has been proposed, and four species have been recently described or resurrected. {T}o test the multiple cryptic species hypothesis, we investigated the phylogenetic relationships and coalescence patterns of mitochondrial sequences in a sample of 127 new individuals from the {I}ndian {O}cean and the {C}oral {T}riangle region, sequenced at both the {CO}1 and cytochrome b loci. {T}he maximum-likelihood ({ML}) tree of concatenated {CO}1 + cytochrome b gene sequences, rooted by the {N}ew {C}aledonian maskray {N}. trigonoides, yielded 9 strongly supported, main clades. {P}uillandre's {ABGD} algorithm detected gaps in nucleotide distance consistent with the {ML} phylogeny. {T}he general mixed {Y}ule-coalescent algorithm partitioned the dataset into putative species generally consistent with the {ML} phylogeny. {N}uclear markers generally confirmed that distinct mitochondrial clades correspond to genetically isolated lineages. {T}he nine main lineages identified by {ML} analysis were geographically distributed in a parapatric fashion, indicating reproductive isolation. {T}he hypothesis of multiple cryptic species is thus validated.}, keywords = {{P}arapatric distribution ; {N}eotrygon kuhlii ; {N}eotrygon trigonoides ; {I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific ; {C}oral {T}riangle ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {INDONESIE} ; {PHILIPPINES} ; {MALAISIE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{EST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies}, volume = {339}, numero = {9-10}, pages = {417--426}, ISSN = {1631-0691}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crvi.2016.07.004}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068328}, }