Ituglanis

Ituglanis
Ituglanis amazonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Ituglanis
Costa & Bockmann, 1993
Type species
Pygidium proops parahybae
Eigenmann, 1918
Species

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Ituglanis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. Their greatest diversity seems to occur in the Amazon River basin.[1] Most species inhabit leaf litter, while four species have been described from caves.[1]

This genus was first erected for nine species previously classified in Trichomycterus.[2] Ituglanis is believed to be a monophyletic group.[2] There may be two monophyletic groups within this genus.[1] Ituglanis is not part of any of the trichomycterid subfamilies.[3] Instead, it has been suggested to be the sister group of a large clade composed of the Tridentinae, Stegophilinae, Vandelliinae, Sarcoglanidinae, and Glanapteryginae.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Datovo, Aléssio; Landim, Maria Isabel (2005). "Ituglanis macunaima, a new catfish from the rio Araguaia basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (4): 455–464. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400002. http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol3num4%5CNI_v3n4p455-464lowr.pdf. 
  2. ^ a b c Sarmento-Soares, Luisa M.; Martins-Pinheiro, Ronaldo F.; Aranda, Arion T.; Chamon, Carine C. (2006). "Ituglanis cahyensis, a new catfish from Bahia, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology 4 (3): 309–318. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252006000300002. http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol4num3/NIv4n3p309-318.pdf. 
  3. ^ a b Campos-Paiva, Rafael M.; Costa, Wilson J. E. M. (2007). "Ituglanis paraguassuensis sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the rio Paraguaçu, northeastern Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa 1471: 53–59. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01471p059f.pdf. 
  4. ^ Bichuette & Trajano; Pinna, Mario César Cardoso de; Trajano, Eleonora (2008). "Ituglanis mambai, a new subterranean catfish from a karst area of Central Brazil, rio Tocantins basin (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)". Neotropical Ichthyology 6 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300002.