Molecular and morphological analyses of the genus Episoriculus with the description of a new subgenus
Liu, Y.; Wang, X.; He, K.; Wan, T.; Liao, R.; Chen, S.; Liu, S.; Yue, B.
Show abstract
Shrews in the genus Episoriculus are among the least known mammals in China. It occurs mainly in the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains. We report the sequencing and analyses of one mitochondrial gene (Cyt b) and three nuclear genes (Apob, Brca1, and Rag2) for 77 specimens, and analyses of morphological measurements for 56 specimens. Phylogenetic and morphological studies answer three longstanding questions. First, Episoriculus sacratus and E. umbrinus are valid species, and not subspecies of E. caudatus. Second, Pseudosoriculus fumidus is a valid taxon that does not belong to the genus Episoriculus. Third, the genus Episoriculus has eight valid species: E. baileyi, E. caudatus, E. leucops, E. macrurus, E. sacratus, E. soluensis, Episoriculus sp., and E. umbrinus. Ultimately, we erected subgenus Longacauda subgen. nov. for morphologically distinct E. macrurus, which leaves the nominate subgenus Episoriculus with the remaining seven congeners.
Matching journals
The top 2 journals account for 50% of the predicted probability mass.
Similar papers in this journal
- Morphometric and Molecular Discrimination of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, (Zehntner, 1897) and the sorghum aphid Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald, 1904) 96%
- The complete mitogenome of Lysmata vittata (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippolytidae) and its phylogenetic position in Decapoda 96%
- Interspecific hierarchies from aggressiveness and body size among the invasive alien hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, and five native hornets in South Korea 95%
Similar papers in this journal
- Nepenthes maximoides (Nepenthaceae) a new, Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) species in Sect. Alatae from Luzon, Philippines showing striking pitcher convergence with N. maxima (Sect. Regiae) of Indonesia. 93%
- Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. ebo, a new, Critically Endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon. 93%
- Deinbollia onanae (Sapindaceae), a new, Endangered, montane tree species from the Cameroon Highlands. 93%
Similar papers in this journal
- Molecular identification of whole squids and calamari at fairs and markets in regions of Latin America 95%
- Fish diversity in a doubly landlocked country - a description of the fish fauna of Uzbekistan using DNA barcoding 95%
- Comprehensive bioinformatic analysis of newly sequenced Turdoides affinis mitogenome reveals the persistence of translational efficiency and dominance of NADH dehydrogenase complex-I in electron transport system over Leiothrichidae family 94%
Similar papers in this journal
- First record of Argulus japonicus infestation onCyprinus carpio in Hungary, and the first descriptionof Argulus japonicus subsp. europaeus subsp. nov.Keve, 2025 95%
- Hidden in plain sight: Discovery of sand flies in Singapore and description of four species new to science 95%
- Molecular detection of Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, and Trypanosoma spp. in Sergentomyia squamipleuris sandflies from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Merti sub-County, eastern Kenya 92%
Similar papers in this journal
- New fossils of Jurassic ophiurid brittle stars (Ophiuroidea; Ophiurida) provide evidence for early clade evolution in the deep sea 92%
- Mapping threatened Thai bovids provides opportunities for improved conservation outcomes in Asia 89%
- Screening of anti-Acinetobacter baumannii phytochemicals, based on the potential inhibitory effect on OmpA and OmpW functions 89%
"Similar papers" are the closest papers from that journal in the model's embedding space. They show what the match is built on, but the ranking comes mostly from a classifier over the whole training set, not from these examples alone.