Journal Article
Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E.
Record Number:
2933
Year:
2016
Journal:
Biodiversity and Conservation
Pages:
1805-1828
Volume:
25
Abstract:
Subterranean ecosystems are among the most fragile and threatened worldwide. Among organisms living in the subterranean domain, source populations restricted to subterranean habitats are called troglobites, generally distinguished by sets of morphological, physiological, and ecological specializations. The singularities at both systemic (high dark and phylogenetic diversities) and species levels greatly contribute to regional and global biodiversity. However, good descriptive and interpretative knowledge about this diversity, which is important as a basis for effective conservation policies, is lacking especially for tropical areas. We describe and characterize Brazilian karst areas recognized as spots of high diversity of troglobites, highlighting particularly important cave systems. We considered not only taxonomic richness but also indicators of phylogenetic (e.g., presence of relictual taxa) and genetic diversities, the latter based on degree of specialization of individual species, i.e., accumulation of autapomorphies. For this, we used available literature and our own data, both published and unpublished. Only identifications validated by a taxonomist were considered, while all data based on parataxonomy were disregarded. We propose hypotheses based on models of origin of troglobites aiming to explain the differences between karst areas.
Times Cited:
10
Relevent Species:
Phreatobius sanguijuela Fernandez, Saucedo, Carvajal and Schaefer 2007Stygichthys typhlops Brittan and Bohlke 1965Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques 1996Aspidoras mephisto Tencatt and Bichuette 2017Pimelodella kronei (Miranda Ribeiro 1907) Pavan 1946Pimelodella spelaea Trajano, Reis and Bichuette 2004Rhamdia enfurnada Bichuette and Trajano 2005Rhamdiopsis krugi Bockmann and Castro 2010Ancistrus cryptophthalmus Reis 1987Ancistrus formoso Sabino and Trajano 1997
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Trajano, E. and Moreira, C.R. (2014)Stygichthys typhlops Brittan and Bohlke, 1965 (Teleostei: Characiformes), a phreatobic fish from eastern Brazil: Comments on Sampaio et al. (2012)
Pompeu, P.S., Sampaio, F.A.C. and Ferreira, R.L. (2014)Stygichthys typhlops (Teleostei: Characiformes), a phreatobic fish from eastern Brazil: Comments on Sampaio et al. (2012): A response
Sarmiento, J., Bigorne, R., Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M., Maldonado, M., Leciak, E. and Oberdorff, T. (2014)Peces de Bolivia
Bolivian fishes
Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M. and Wosiacki, W.B. (2015)The Electric Glass Knifefishes of the Eigenmannia trilineata species-group (Gymnotiformes:
Sternopygidae): monophyly and description of seven new species
Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. (2015)Population density and habitat of an endangered cave fish Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996 (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes) from a karst area in central Brazil
Bichuette, M.E., Rantin, B., Hingst-Zaher, E. and Trajano, E. (2015)Geometric morphometrics throws light on evolution of the subterranean catfish Rhamdiopsis krugi (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) in eastern Brazil
Souza-Silva, M. and Ferreira, R.L. (2016)The first two hotspots of subterranean biodiversity in South America
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Ohara, W.M., Da Costa, I.D. and Fonseca, M.L. (2016)Behavioiur, feeding habits and ecology of the blind catfish Phreatobius sanguijuela (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity
Slobodian, V. (2017)Taxonomic revision of Pimelodella Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1888 (Silutiformes, Heptapteridae): An integrative proposal to delimit species using a multidisciplinary strategy
Slobodian, V. (2017)Taxonomic revision of Pimelodella Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1888 (Silutiformes, Heptapteridae): An integrative proposal to delimit species using a multidisciplinary strategy
Ferraris, C.J., de Santana, C.D. and Vari, R.P. (2017)Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types
Fortune, E., Andanar, N., Madhav, M., Jayakumar, R., Cowan, N., Bichuette, M.L. and Soares, D. (2017)Differences in electromotor behaviors in blind electric cavefish and their surface relatives
Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. (2017)Biology and behavior of Eigenmannia vicentespelaea, a troglobitic electric fish from Brazil (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): a comparison to the epigean species, E. trilineata, and the consequences of cave life
Tencatt, L.F.C. and Bichuette, M.E. (2017)Aspidoras mephisto, new species: The first troglobitic Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from South America
Tencatt, L.F.C., dos Santos, B.F. and Bichuette, M.E. (2017)First report of armoured catfishes Callichthyinae Bonapart, 1838 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the subterranean domain of northern and northeastern Brazil
Fernandez, L., Bize, J.A. and Lopez, H.L. (2017)Peces subterráneos de Sudamérica
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Lin, R., Ge, J., Tran, P., Alberto Perea, L., Toole, R. and Fok, M.P. (2018)Biomimetic photonics: jamming avoidance system in Eigenmannia
Mirande, J.M. (2018)Morphology, molecules and the phylogeny of Characidae (Teleostei, Characiformes)
Scaglione, M.C., Cerutti, R.D., Arfuso, F. and Piccione, G. (2018)Light and dark rations and the photic entrainment of circadian locomotor activity patterns in the South American Silver Catfish (Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Ricci, J.M.B.,Martinez, E.R.M., Butzge, A.J., Doretto, L.B., Oliveira, M.A., Bombardelli, R.A., Bogerd, J. and Nóbrega, R.H. (2018)Characterization of vasa homolog in a neotropical catfish, Jundiá (Rhamdia quelen): Molecular cloning and expression analysis during embryonic and larval development
Bichuette, M.E., Gimenez, E.A., Arnone, I.S. and Trajano, E. (2018)An important site for conservation of bats in Brazil:
Passa Três cave, São Domingos karst area, with an updated checklist for Distrito Federal (DF) and Goiás state
Slobodian, V. and Pastana, M.N.L. (2018)Description of a new Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) species with a discussion on the upper pectoral girdle homology of Siluriformes
Slobodian, V. and Pastana, M.N.L. (2018)Description of a new Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) species with a discussion on the upper pectoral girdle homology of Siluriformes
Waltz, B.T. and Albert, J.S. (2018)Family Sternopygidae - Glass knifefishes, Rattail knifefishes
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Pupo, F.M. and Britto, M.R. (2018)Comparative gross encephalon morphology in Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (2018)Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
Mendes, I.S., Prosdocimi, F., Schomaker-Bastos, A., Furtado, C., Ferreira, R.L., .Pompeu, P.S. and Carvalho, D.C. (2019)On the evolutionary origin of Neotropical cavefish Ancistrus cryptophthalmus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) based on the mitogenome and genetic structure of cave and surface populations
Mendes, I.S., Prosdocimi, F., Schomaker-Bastos, A., Furtado, C., Ferreira, R.L., .Pompeu, P.S. and Carvalho, D.C. (2019)On the evolutionary origin of Neotropical cavefish Ancistrus cryptophthalmus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) based on the mitogenome and genetic structure of cave and surface populations
Peixoto, L.A.W. and Ohara, W.M. (2019)A new species of Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from rio Tapajo´s, Brazil, with discussion on its species group and the myology within Eigenmanniinae
Fernandes, C.S., Batalha, M.A., Bichuette, M.E. (2019)Dark diversity in the dark: a new approach to subterranean conservation
Pastana, M.N.L., Bockmann, F.A. and Datovo, A. (2019)The cephalic lateral-line system of Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi): anatomy and phylogenetic implications
Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. (2019)The current situation of Rhamdia Bleeker, 1858 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) – Gather available information, define a zero point, and start all over again
Betancur-R.R., Arcila, D., Vari, R.P. et al. (2019)Phylogenomic incongruence, hypothesis testing, and taxonomic sampling: the monophyly of characiform fishes
Crampton, W.G.R. (2019)Electroreception, electrogenesis and electric signal evolution
Mariluz, B.R. (2019)A base molecular das adaptações visuais nos genes das opsinas de anableps Anableps e Phreatobius cisternarum através da análise de transcriptoma
Waltz, B.T. (2019)Systematics and evolution of the Glass Knifefishes Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): Cryptic diversity in a morphologically-conserved group
Fortune, E.S., Andanar, N., Madhav, M., Jayakumar, R., Cowan, N.J., Bichuette, M.E. and Soares, D. (2019)Spooky interaction at a distance in cave and surface dwelling electric fishes
Bichuette, M.E., Simões, L.B., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, D.M. and Gallão, J.E. (2019)Richness and taxonomic distinctness of cave invertebrates from the northeastern state of Goiás, central Brazil: a vulnerable and singular area
Bichuette, M.E., Simões, L.B., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, D.M. and Gallão, J.E. (2019)Richness and taxonomic distinctness of cave invertebrates from the northeastern state of Goiás, central Brazil: a vulnerable and singular area
Bichuette, M.E., Simões, L.B., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, D.M. and Gallão, J.E. (2019)Richness and taxonomic distinctness of cave invertebrates from the northeastern state of Goiás, central Brazil: a vulnerable and singular area
Bichuette, M.E., Simões, L.B., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, D.M. and Gallão, J.E. (2019)Richness and taxonomic distinctness of cave invertebrates from the northeastern state of Goiás, central Brazil: a vulnerable and singular area
Roxo, F.F., Ochoa, L.E., Sabaj, M.H., Lujan, N.K., Covain, R., Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Albert, J.S., Chang, J., Foresti, F., Alfaro, M.E. and Oliveira, C. (2019)Phylogenomic reappraisal of the Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using ultraconserved elements
Soares, D., Andanar, N., Madhav, M., Jayakumar, R., Cowan, N., Bichuette, B. and Fortune, E.S. (2019)Differences in electrosocial behavior in troglobitic and epigean Eigenmannia
Splendore de Borba, R., Mariotto, S., Centofante, L., Zawadzki C.H. and Parise-Maltempi, P.P. (2019)Molecular discrimination of Ancistrus lineages (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) using barcode DNA tool
Pereira, E.H.L., de A. Santos, A.C., de Pinna, M.C.C. and Reis, R.E. (2019)An enigmatic new Loricariid (Actinopterygii:Siluriformes) from relictual upper reaches of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
Splendore de Borba, R., Mariotto, S., Centofante, L., Zawadzki C.H. and Parise-Maltempi, P.P. (2019)Molecular discrimination of Ancistrus lineages (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) using barcode DNA tool
Liu, A. Schneider, P. and Taylor,J. (2019)Opsins in the dark. Characterising light sensitive genes in the Brazilian eyeless cavefish Phreatobius cisternarum
Glugoski, L., Deon, G., Schott, S., Vicari, M.R., Nogaroto, V. and Moreira-Filho, O. (2020)Comparative cytogenetic analyses in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
Glugoski, L., Deon, G., Schott, S., Vicari, M.R., Nogaroto, V. and Moreira-Filho, O. (2020)Comparative cytogenetic analyses in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
Terán, G.E., Benitez, M.F. and Mirande, J.M. (2020)Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)
Sampaio, F.A.C., Rufino, M.S., Pompeu, P.S., Santos, H.A. and Ferreira, R.L. (2020)Hydraulic flow resistance of epigean and hypogean fish of the family Trichomycteridae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)
Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. (2020)Evidence for the true type-locality of Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), and the geographical origin and invalid neotype designation of four of its synonyms
Grempel, R.G., Trajano, E. and Visconti, M.A. (2020)Regression of dark color in subterranean fishes involves multiple mechanisms: response to hormones and neurotransmitters
Grempel, R.G., Trajano, E. and Visconti, M.A. (2020)Regression of dark color in subterranean fishes involves multiple mechanisms: response to hormones and neurotransmitters
Tencatt, L.F.C., Muriel-Cunha, J., Zuanon, J., Ferreira, M.F.C. and Britto, M.R. (2020)A journey through the Amazon Middle Earth reveals Aspidoras azaghal (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae), a new species of armoured catfish from the rio Xingu basin, Brazil
Warren, M.L. and Burr, B.M. (2020)Freshwater fishes of North America. Volume 2 Characidae to Poeciliidae
Thomas, M.R. and Sabaj, M.H. (2020)Heptapteridae: Seven-finned catfishes
Meng, F., Yin, X., Zhang, T., Zhao, C., Xue, X., Xia, X., Zhu, X., Duan, Z., Liu, B. and Liu, Y. (2021)The first determination and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Ancistrus temmincki (Siluriformes:Loricariidae)
Meng, F., Yin, X., Zhang, T., Zhao, C., Xue, X., Xia, X., Zhu, X., Duan, Z., Liu, B. and Liu, Y. (2021)The first determination and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Ancistrus temmincki (Siluriformes:Loricariidae)
Bichuette, M.E. and Gallão, J.E. (2021)Under the surface: what we know about the threats to subterranean fishes in Brazil
Perez, L.N., Mariluz, B.R., Lorena, J., Liu, A., Sousa, M.P., Martins, R.A.P., Taylor, J.S. and Schneider, P.N. (2021)The subterranean catfish Phreatobius cisternarum provides insights into visual adaptations to the phreatic environment
Dutra, G.M., Peixoto, L.A.W., Abrahão, V.P., Wosiacki, W.B., Menezes, N.A. and de Santana, C.D. (2021)Morphology-based phylogeny of Eigenmanniinae Mago-Leccia 1978 (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), with a new classification.
Peixoto, L.A.W., Pastana, M.N.L. and Ballen, G.A. (2021)New species of glass knifefish genus Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) with comments on the morphology and function of the enlarged cephalic lateral-line
canals of Sternopygidae
Campos-Filho, I.S., Gallo, J.S., Gallão, J.E., Torres, D.F., Horta, L., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., López-Orozco, C.M., Borja-Arrieta, R., Aguiar, J.O. and Bichuette, M.E. (2022)Unique and fragile diversity emerges from Brazilian caves – two new amphibious species of Xangoniscus Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014 (Oniscidea, Styloniscidae) from Serra do Ramalho karst area, state of Bahia, Brazil
Campos-Filho, I.S., Gallo, J.S., Gallão, J.E., Torres, D.F., Horta, L., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., López-Orozco, C.M., Borja-Arrieta, R., Aguiar, J.O. and Bichuette, M.E. (2022)Unique and fragile diversity emerges from Brazilian caves – two new amphibious species of Xangoniscus Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014 (Oniscidea, Styloniscidae) from Serra do Ramalho karst area, state of Bahia, Brazil
Ford, K.L. and Albert, J.S. (2022)Is the medium the message? Functional diversity across abiotic gradients in freshwater
electric fishes. Electric fish functional diversity
Santos da Silva, K., Glugoski, L., Vicari, M.R., de Souza, A.C.P., Noronha, R.C.R., Pieczarka, J.C. and Nagamachi, C.Y. (2022)Chromosomal diversification in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Inferred from repetitive sequence analysis
Santos da Silva, K., Glugoski, L., Vicari, M.R., de Souza, A.C.P., Noronha, R.C.R., Pieczarka, J.C. and Nagamachi, C.Y. (2022)Chromosomal diversification in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Inferred from repetitive sequence analysis
Araya-Jaime, C.A., Mazzoni Zerbinato de Andrade Silva, D., Ribeiro da Silva, L.R., Neves do Nascimento, C., Oliveira, C., Foresti, F. (2022)Karyotype description and comparative chromosomal mapping of rDNA and U2 snDNA sequences in Eigenmannia limbata and E. microstoma (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes, Sternopygidae)
Peixoto, L.A.W. and de Pinna, M. (2022)Patterns of diversification and phylogenetic structure in the dorsolateral head musculature of Neotropical electric eels (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes), with a myological synonymy
Cardoso, G.M., Bastos-Pereira, R. and Ferreira, R.L. (2022)Two new troglobitic species of Iansaoniscus from Brazilian caves (Crustacea, Isopoda, Pudeoniscidae)
Soares, D. (2022)Evolutionary insights and constraints from the nervous systems and behavior of cavefish
Tencatt, L.F.C., Britto, M.R., Isbrücker, I.J.H. and Pavanelli, C.S. (2022)Taxonomy of the armored catfish genus Aspidoras (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) revisited, with the description of a new species
Soares, D., Gallman, K., Bichuette, M.E. and Fortune, E.S. (2023)Adaptive shift of active electroreception in weakly electric fish for troglobitic life
Quintela, F.M., Teixeira, T.F. and Dos Santos Pompeu, P. (2023)The ichthyofauna of streams and lakes of Lagoa Santa Karst, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Bonato, L. and Ferreira. R.L. (2023)Assessing troglomorphic and phylogenetically informative traits in troglobionts: a new cave‑dwelling centipede illuminates the evolution of a soil‑dwelling lineage (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)
Arcila, D., Rincon-Sandoval, M., Hanson, W., Hart, P.B., González, V.L., Betancur-R, R. and Bichuette, M.E. (2023)Transcriptomic analysis of the Brazilian blind characid, Stygichthys typhlops, reveals
convergent selection with Astyanax mexicanus and other cavefishes
Aparecida de Oliveira, L., Hoyos-Benjumea, D., Zepon, T. , Bichuette, M.E. and Vieira, L. (2023)New records of ground beetles genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Scaritinae: Clivinini) from Brazilian caves
Melo, B.F., Ota, R.P., Benine, R.C., Carvalho, F.R., Lima, F.C.T., Mattox, G.M.T., Souza, C.S., Faria, T.C., Reia, L., Roxo, F.F., Valdez-Moreno, M., Near, T.J., et al. (2024)Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)
Dutra, G.M., Peixoto, L.A.W., Donin, L.M., de Santana, C.D. amd Menezes, N.A. (2024)Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of the glass knifefish genus Eigenmannia Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Rio Branco basin, Brazil
Arroyave, J., Angulo, A., Hernández-Ávila, S.G., Buenavad-González, M.A., Rojas-Rodríguez.. P., Deleva, S., Ulloa, A., Picq, S., and McMahan, C.D. (2024)New vouchered and taxonomically verified records of cave-dwelling populations of catfishes of the genus Rhamdia (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from Costa Rica