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Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, Prague 2, 12844, Czech Republic

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Published: 30 July 2021 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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The Balkans are one of the European biodiversity hotspots, hosting outstandingly rich, yet threatened, flora and fauna. This region hosts one of the richest endemic freshwater ichthyofauna in Europe, including several genera occurring exclusively here. One of these is the genus of the primary freshwater minnows Pelasgus, which was designated only in 2007. The genus is one of the most ancient genera of the family Leuciscidae and comprises seven small-bodied species, inhabiting slower, well-vegetated courses of rivers. This work is the first molecular multilocus phylogeny of the genus, based on one mitochondrial and three nuclear markers. In total, 305 individuals across almost entire distribution range of the genus were analysed. We inferred the evolutionary history of the species by comparing the results of our calibrated multilocus coalescent species-tree to palaeogeological events. The diversification of the genus started in the early Miocene and continued through to the beginning of Pleistocene. We identified the regions of the oldest colonization by Pelasgus, the drainages of the ancient lakes Ohrid and Prespa, and the southernmost part of the Peloponnese, hosting Pelasgus minutus, P. prespensis and P. laconicus, respectively. We showed that P. prespensis is not endemic to Lake Prespa, as previously thought; it occurs also in the Albanian River Devoll. This corroborates the emerging opinion that the endemic taxa of ancient lakes evolved within larger-scale historic drainages and not only within the lakes. Our results showed that the species with the most recent common ancestor of the early Pliocene origin, P. thesproticus, P. epiroticus, P. stymphalicus and P. marathonicus, have neighbouring distribution ranges. Pelasgus epiroticus is especially interesting, not only for its pronounced genetic diversity with a geographic pattern, but also for being found at three localities within the native distribution range of P. stymphalicus as a result of a translocation. At two of these localities, we identified hybrids between the two species, and at one of them, the genetically pure native species was not found at all. This points to a threat of the loss of the native ichthyofauna due to unintentional translocations.

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukić. Evolutionary history of the Pelasgus minnows (Teleostei: Leuciscidae), an ancient endemic genus from the Balkan Peninsula. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2021, 164, 107274 .

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez, Radek Šanda, Stamatis Zogaris, Jasna Vukić. Evolutionary history of the Pelasgus minnows (Teleostei: Leuciscidae), an ancient endemic genus from the Balkan Peninsula. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2021; 164 ():107274.

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukić. 2021. "Evolutionary history of the Pelasgus minnows (Teleostei: Leuciscidae), an ancient endemic genus from the Balkan Peninsula." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 164, no. : 107274.

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Published: 12 July 2021 in PeerJ
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Background Understanding the interplay between climate and current and historical factors shaping genetic diversity is pivotal to infer changes in marine species range and communities’ composition. A phylogeographical break between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean has been documented for several marine organisms, translating into limited dispersal between the two basins. Methods In this study, we screened the intraspecific diversity of 150 individuals of the Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) across its distributional range (seven sampling locations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins) using the mitochondrial control region and the nuclear S7 first intron. Results The present work is the most comprehensive study done for this species, yielding no genetic structure across sampled locations and no detectable Atlantic-Mediterranean break in connectivity. Our results reveal deep and hyper-diverse bush-like genealogies with large numbers of singletons and very few shared haplotypes. The genetic hyper-diversity found for the Madeira rockfish is relatively uncommon in rocky coastal species, whose dispersal capability is limited by local oceanographic patterns. The effect of climate warming on the distribution of the species is discussed.

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Sara M. Francisco; Rita Castilho; Cristina S. Lima; Frederico Almada; Francisca Rodrigues; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukić; Anna Maria Pappalardo; Venera Ferrito; Joana I. Robalo. Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish. PeerJ 2021, 9, e11730 .

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Sara M. Francisco, Rita Castilho, Cristina S. Lima, Frederico Almada, Francisca Rodrigues, Radek Šanda, Jasna Vukić, Anna Maria Pappalardo, Venera Ferrito, Joana I. Robalo. Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish. PeerJ. 2021; 9 ():e11730.

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Sara M. Francisco; Rita Castilho; Cristina S. Lima; Frederico Almada; Francisca Rodrigues; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukić; Anna Maria Pappalardo; Venera Ferrito; Joana I. Robalo. 2021. "Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish." PeerJ 9, no. : e11730.

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Published: 04 March 2021 in ARPHA Conference Abstracts
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Although the Mediterranean Region is known as a hotspot for biodiversity and endemism its freshwater fauna is still greatly unexplored, and even the emblematic taxa such as decapods require in-depth integrative investigation. In our research we used integrative approach composed of various geometric morphometric and molecular methods to challenge the taxonomic status of two freshwater shrimps representing Palaemonidae: Palaemon antennarius and Palaemon minos. Basing on 352 COI sequences, three Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) were defined. Two of them belonged to P. antennarius: first inhabiting Apennine Peninsula and Sicily, the second one from the Balkan Peninsula. The third MOTU corresponded to Palaemon minos from Crete. The Balkan MOTU of P. antennarius was closer to P. minos in terms of genetics, than to the other conspecific MOTU. The carapace shape variation, studied on 180 individuals, was mainly explained by the geographic distribution. Balkan and Cretan groups were clearly distinguished, while other samples were distributed along the shape gradient from Sicily and southern Apennine Peninsula to the Balkans. The results of our study showed that, either the MOTU assigned to the Apennine Peninsula and Sicily constitutes a separate species or, alternatively, P. minos should be synonymised with P. antennarius.

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Aleksandra Jablonska; Nicolas Navarro; Remi Laffont; Remi Wattier; Vladimir Pesic; Andrzej Zawal; Jasna Vukic; Michal Grabowski. DNA barcodes combined with geometric morphometry challenge species hypothesis in palaemonid shrimp. ARPHA Conference Abstracts 2021, 4, e65363 .

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Aleksandra Jablonska, Nicolas Navarro, Remi Laffont, Remi Wattier, Vladimir Pesic, Andrzej Zawal, Jasna Vukic, Michal Grabowski. DNA barcodes combined with geometric morphometry challenge species hypothesis in palaemonid shrimp. ARPHA Conference Abstracts. 2021; 4 ():e65363.

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Aleksandra Jablonska; Nicolas Navarro; Remi Laffont; Remi Wattier; Vladimir Pesic; Andrzej Zawal; Jasna Vukic; Michal Grabowski. 2021. "DNA barcodes combined with geometric morphometry challenge species hypothesis in palaemonid shrimp." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 4, no. : e65363.

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Published: 30 January 2021 in Regional Studies in Marine Science
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The discrimination between the several species of the genus Actinia occurring in the Northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean has been made analyzing morphological characters, with emphasis on external coloration patterns and morphology of cnidom structures. In Iberia, the occurrence of more than two species of Actinia has been suggested, but its validity is yet to be confirmed. In this paper, the identity of the species of the genus Actinia occurring along the Atlantic Iberian coast is investigated, analyzing morphological and molecular procedures. For this purpose, genetic data was collected from 140 individuals and two genetic markers were amplified and sequenced (the nuclear 28S and the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal genes). The genetic identification was corroborated by morphological analysis of individuals representing each of the genetic groups found. This procedure led to the identification of three species occurring in the studied area – Actinia equina (L.), A. fragacea Tugwell and A. schmidti Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe.

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Ana M. Pereira; Emília Cadeireiro; Oscar Ocaña; Jasna Vukić; Radek Šanda; Luca Mirimin; Joana I. Robalo. Molecular and morphological validation of the species of the genus Actinia (Actiniaria: Actiniidae) along the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. Regional Studies in Marine Science 2021, 42, 101648 .

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Ana M. Pereira, Emília Cadeireiro, Oscar Ocaña, Jasna Vukić, Radek Šanda, Luca Mirimin, Joana I. Robalo. Molecular and morphological validation of the species of the genus Actinia (Actiniaria: Actiniidae) along the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2021; 42 ():101648.

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Ana M. Pereira; Emília Cadeireiro; Oscar Ocaña; Jasna Vukić; Radek Šanda; Luca Mirimin; Joana I. Robalo. 2021. "Molecular and morphological validation of the species of the genus Actinia (Actiniaria: Actiniidae) along the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula." Regional Studies in Marine Science 42, no. : 101648.

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Published: 27 November 2020 in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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The southernmost part of Albania, the Butrinti Lake area is characterised by a highly diverse freshwater fish community with a high degree of regional endemism. This study focuses on the Corfu killifish (or toothcarp) Valencia letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880) that is endemic to the western part of the Ionian Ecoregion, and reported in Albania in the past from a single location, Lake Butrinti. Recently, in June 2019, the species has been rediscovered at a very low population density (only 11 individuals collected) in a spring-fed stream in the vicinity of Lake Butrinti. Other fish present together with V. letourneuxi were the native Telestes pleurobipunctatus, Barbus peloponnesius, Anguilla anguilla and Pelasgus thesproticus and the translocated Alburnus sp. Our findings provide useful insights into the ecology and conservation of a Critically Endangered, range-restricted species and its habitats. The Corfu killifish presence correlated negatively with water depth and positively with aquatic vegetation coverage. The conservation implications of our findings both for the target species and the co-occurring fish fauna in its spring-fed habitats are discussed.

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Spase Shumka; Eleni Kalogianni; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukić; Laura Shumka; Brian Zimmerman. Ecological particularities of the critically endangered killifish Valencia letourneuxi and its spring-fed habitats: a long-lost endemic species of south Albania. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 2020, 45 .

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Spase Shumka, Eleni Kalogianni, Radek Šanda, Jasna Vukić, Laura Shumka, Brian Zimmerman. Ecological particularities of the critically endangered killifish Valencia letourneuxi and its spring-fed habitats: a long-lost endemic species of south Albania. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 2020; (421):45.

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Spase Shumka; Eleni Kalogianni; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukić; Laura Shumka; Brian Zimmerman. 2020. "Ecological particularities of the critically endangered killifish Valencia letourneuxi and its spring-fed habitats: a long-lost endemic species of south Albania." Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems , no. 421: 45.

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Published: 13 October 2020 in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) are the most species-rich family of fishes in general, and the most abundant fish group in the European seas. Nonetheless, our knowledge on many aspects of their biology, including the population genetic diversity, is poor. Although barriers to gene flow are less apparent in the marine environment, the ocean is not a continuous habitat, as has been shown by studies on population genetics of various marine biota. For the first time, European marine goby species which cannot be collected by common fishery techniques were studied. The population genetic structure of two epibenthic species, Gobius geniporus and Gobius cruentatus, from seven localities across their distribution ranges was assessed, using one mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and one nuclear gene (first intron of ribosomal protein gene S7). Our results showed that there is a great diversity of haplotypes of mitochondrial gene cytochrome b in both species at all localities. Global fixation indices (FST) indicated a great differentiation of populations in both studied gobies. Our results did not show a geographic subdivision to individual populations. Instead, the data correspond with the model of migration which allow divergence and recurrent migration from the ancestral population. The estimated migration routes coincide with the main currents in the studied area. This matches well the biology of the studied species, with adults exhibiting only short-distance movements and planktonic larval stages.

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Katarína Čekovská; Radek Šanda; Kristýna Eliášová; Marcelo Kovačić; Stamatis Zogaris; Anna Maria Pappalardo; Tereza Soukupová; Jasna Vukić. Population Genetic Diversity of Two Marine Gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2020, 8, 792 .

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Katarína Čekovská, Radek Šanda, Kristýna Eliášová, Marcelo Kovačić, Stamatis Zogaris, Anna Maria Pappalardo, Tereza Soukupová, Jasna Vukić. Population Genetic Diversity of Two Marine Gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2020; 8 (10):792.

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Katarína Čekovská; Radek Šanda; Kristýna Eliášová; Marcelo Kovačić; Stamatis Zogaris; Anna Maria Pappalardo; Tereza Soukupová; Jasna Vukić. 2020. "Population Genetic Diversity of Two Marine Gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 10: 792.

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Published: 02 September 2020 in Molecular Ecology
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Facultative parthenogenesis in vertebrates is believed to be exceptional and wherever documented, it always led to single‐sex progeny with genome‐wide homozygosity. We report the first challenge to this paradigm: frequent facultative parthenogenesis in the previously assumed sexually reproducing tropical night lizard Lepidophyma smithii results in offspring of both sexes and preserves heterozygosity in many loci polymorphic in their mothers. Moreover, we documented a mixture of sexually and parthenogenetically produced progeny in a single clutch, which documents how cryptic a facultative parthenogenesis can be. Next, we show that in the studied species: 1) parthenogenetically produced females can further reproduce parthenogenetically, 2) a sexually produced female can reproduce parthenogenetically, 3) a parthenogenetically produced female can reproduce sexually, and 4) a parthenogenetically produced male is fully fertile. We suggest that facultative parthenogenesis should be considered even in vertebrates with frequent males and genetically variable, heterozygous offspring.

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Lukáš Kratochvíl; Jasna Vukić; Jan Červenka; Lukáš Kubička; Martina Johnson Pokorná; Dominika Kukačková; Michail Rovatsos; Lubomír Piálek. Mixed‐sex offspring produced via cryptic parthenogenesis in a lizard. Molecular Ecology 2020, 29, 4118 -4127.

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Lukáš Kratochvíl, Jasna Vukić, Jan Červenka, Lukáš Kubička, Martina Johnson Pokorná, Dominika Kukačková, Michail Rovatsos, Lubomír Piálek. Mixed‐sex offspring produced via cryptic parthenogenesis in a lizard. Molecular Ecology. 2020; 29 (21):4118-4127.

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Lukáš Kratochvíl; Jasna Vukić; Jan Červenka; Lukáš Kubička; Martina Johnson Pokorná; Dominika Kukačková; Michail Rovatsos; Lubomír Piálek. 2020. "Mixed‐sex offspring produced via cryptic parthenogenesis in a lizard." Molecular Ecology 29, no. 21: 4118-4127.

Journal article
Published: 24 June 2020 in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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PelasgusKottelat & Freyhof 2007 (Leuciscidae) is a freshwater fish genus endemic to the Southern Balkans. The distribution of most of its species is insufficiently known.Pelasguswas molecularly studied only marginally, and the genetic diversity of individual species or populations, crucial for their conservation, is completely unknown. We studied distribution and genetic diversity ofPelasgus stymphalicus(Valenciennes 1844) andPelasgus marathonicus(Vinciguerra 1921), two widespread species from southern Greece. Our data, based oncytochrome bsequences, confirmed that a number of populations whose taxonomic status had been uncertain, belong to one of these species. The distribution range ofP. stymphalicusincludes the Ionian mainland, from the Acheloos to Mornos rivers, and most of the Peloponnese, excluding the Evrotas and the headwaters of Alfios. The native range ofPelasgus marathonicusis the western Aegean mainland, from rivers near Athens to the Xerias river in the Pagasitikos Gulf. AMOVA showed that the genetic variance is slightly higher among than between populations. HighF STvalues indicated a pronounced genetic differentiation of the populations in both species. There was a high proportion of private haplotypes and a very small number of shared haplotypes between populations in both species, which indicates uniqueness of each population and their susceptibility to human-induced changes.

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukić. Distribution and genetic diversity of two species ofPelasgusminnows (Leuciscidae) in southern Greece. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 2020, 27 .

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez, Radek Šanda, Stamatis Zogaris, Jasna Vukić. Distribution and genetic diversity of two species ofPelasgusminnows (Leuciscidae) in southern Greece. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 2020; (421):27.

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Nuria Viñuela Rodríguez; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukić. 2020. "Distribution and genetic diversity of two species ofPelasgusminnows (Leuciscidae) in southern Greece." Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems , no. 421: 27.

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Published: 22 January 2020 in Parasitology
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The epicontinental fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is strongly influenced by its geographical history. As the possibilities for dispersion of organisms into and from this region were (and still are) limited, the local fauna consists almost exclusively of endemic species. Almost all Iberian freshwater fishes of the families Leuciscidae and Cyprinidae are endemic and on-going research on these taxa continually uncovers new species. Nevertheless, information on their host-specific parasites remains scarce. In this study, we investigate the diversity and phylogenetic relationships in monogeneans of the genus Dactylogyrus (gill ectoparasites specific to cyprinoid fish) in the Iberian Peninsula. Twenty-two species were collected and identified from 19 host species belonging to Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae. A high degree of endemism was observed, with 21 Dactylogyrus species reported from Iberia only and a single species, D. borealis, also reported from other European regions. Phylogenetic analysis split the endemic Iberian Dactylogyrus into two well-supported clades, the first encompassing Dactylogyrus parasitizing endemic Luciobarbus spp. only, and the second including all Dactylogyrus species of endemic leuciscids and four species of endemic cyprinids. Species delimitation analysis suggests a remarkable diversity and existence of a multitude of cryptic Dactylogyrus species parasitizing endemic leuciscids (Squalius spp. and representatives of Chondrostoma s.l.). These results suggest a rapid adaptive radiation of Dactylogyrus in this geographically isolated region, closely associated with their cyprinoid hosts. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis supports that Dactylogyrus parasites colonized the Iberian Peninsula through multiple dispersion events.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukic; Mathilde Scheifler; Ignacio Doadrio; Carla Sousa-Santos; Andrea Šimková. High diversity of fish ectoparasitic monogeneans (Dactylogyrus) in the Iberian Peninsula: a case of adaptive radiation? Parasitology 2020, 147, 418 -430.

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Michal Benovics, Yves Desdevises, Radek Šanda, Jasna Vukic, Mathilde Scheifler, Ignacio Doadrio, Carla Sousa-Santos, Andrea Šimková. High diversity of fish ectoparasitic monogeneans (Dactylogyrus) in the Iberian Peninsula: a case of adaptive radiation? Parasitology. 2020; 147 (4):418-430.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukic; Mathilde Scheifler; Ignacio Doadrio; Carla Sousa-Santos; Andrea Šimková. 2020. "High diversity of fish ectoparasitic monogeneans (Dactylogyrus) in the Iberian Peninsula: a case of adaptive radiation?" Parasitology 147, no. 4: 418-430.

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Published: 15 November 2019 in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
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The study of host–parasite coevolution is one of the cornerstones of evolutionary biology. The majority of fish ectoparasites belonging to the genus Dactylogyrus (Monogenea) exhibit a high degree of host specificity. Therefore, it is expected that their evolutionary history is primarily linked with the evolutionary history of their cyprinoid fish hosts and the historical formation of the landmasses. In the present study, we used a cophylogenetic approach to investigate coevolutionary relationships between endemic Cyprinoidea (Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae) from selected regions in southern Europe and their respective Dactylogyrus species. A total of 49 Dactylogyrus species including endemic and non‐endemic species were collected from 62 endemic cyprinoid species in the Balkan and Apennine Peninsulas. However, 21 morphologically identified Dactylogyrus species exhibited different genetic variants (ranging from 2 to 28 variants per species) and some of them were recognized as cryptic species on the basis of phylogenetic reconstruction. Phylogenetic analyses revealed several lineages of endemic and non‐endemic Dactylogyrus species reflecting some morphological similarities or host affinities. Using distance‐based and event‐based cophylogenetic methods, we found a significant coevolutionary signal between the phylogenies of parasites and their hosts. In particular, statistically significant links were revealed between Dactylogyrus species of Barbini (Cyprinidae) and their hosts belonging to the genera Aulopyge, Barbus and Luciobarbus. Additionally, a strong coevolutionary link was found between the generalist parasites D. alatus, D. sphyrna, D. vistulae, and their hosts, and between Dactylogyrus species of Pachychilon (Leuciscidae) and their hosts. Cophylogenetic analyses suggest that host switching played an important role in the evolutionary history of Dactylogyrus parasitizing endemic cyprinoids in southern Europe. We propose that the high diversification of phylogenetically related cyprinoid species in the Mediterranean area is a process facilitating the host switching of specific parasites among highly diverse congeneric cyprinoids.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukic; Andrea Šimková. Cophylogenetic relationships betweenDactylogyrus(Monogenea) ectoparasites and endemic cyprinoids of the north‐eastern European peri‐Mediterranean region. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 2019, 58, 1 -21.

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Michal Benovics, Yves Desdevises, Radek Šanda, Jasna Vukic, Andrea Šimková. Cophylogenetic relationships betweenDactylogyrus(Monogenea) ectoparasites and endemic cyprinoids of the north‐eastern European peri‐Mediterranean region. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 2019; 58 (1):1-21.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukic; Andrea Šimková. 2019. "Cophylogenetic relationships betweenDactylogyrus(Monogenea) ectoparasites and endemic cyprinoids of the north‐eastern European peri‐Mediterranean region." Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58, no. 1: 1-21.

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Published: 24 May 2019 in Scientific Reports
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Amniotes possess variability in sex determination, from environmental sex determination (ESD), where no sex chromosomes are present, to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with highly differentiated sex chromosomes. Some evolutionary scenarios postulate high stability of differentiated sex chromosomes and rare transitions from GSD to ESD. However, sex chromosome turnovers and two independent transitions from highly differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes to ESD were previously reported in the lacertid lizards. Here, we examined the homology of sex chromosomes in the wide phylogenetic spectrum of lacertids and their outgroups by comparing gene copy numbers between sexes in genes previously found to be Z-specific in some lacertids. Our current sampling covers 45 species from 26 genera including lineages supposed to possess a derived sex determining systems. We found that all tested lacertids share homologous differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes, which were present already in their common ancestor living around 85 million years ago. These differentiated sex chromosomes are not present in amphisbaenians and teiid lizards, the close relatives of lacertids. Our study demonstrates how inaccuracies in data can influence the outcome of phylogenetic reconstructions of evolution of sex determination, in this case they overestimated the number of shifts from GSD to ESD and the rate in turnovers of sex chromosomes.

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Michail Rovatsos; Jasna Vukić; Agata Mrugała; Grzegorz Suwala; Petros Lymberakis; Lukáš Kratochvíl. Little evidence for switches to environmental sex determination and turnover of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards. Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 1 -9.

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Michail Rovatsos, Jasna Vukić, Agata Mrugała, Grzegorz Suwala, Petros Lymberakis, Lukáš Kratochvíl. Little evidence for switches to environmental sex determination and turnover of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards. Scientific Reports. 2019; 9 (1):1-9.

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Michail Rovatsos; Jasna Vukić; Agata Mrugała; Grzegorz Suwala; Petros Lymberakis; Lukáš Kratochvíl. 2019. "Little evidence for switches to environmental sex determination and turnover of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards." Scientific Reports 9, no. 1: 1-9.

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Published: 08 April 2019 in Hydrobiologia
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It was reported that the complex geological history of the southern Balkans caused diversification of terrestrial species. On the other hand, knowledge of the evolutionary history of freshwater biota is scarce. In order to contribute to an understanding of the historical biogeography of the region’s freshwaters, as well as to describe intraspecific diversity and structure of a species distributed in the Ionian Ecoregion, we have analysed the population genetic structure and evolutionary history of Telestes pleurobipunctatus. Analyses were based on the mitochondrial gene for cytochrome b from samples covering the whole distribution range of this species. A high level of intraspecific structuring was revealed inside T. pleurobipunctatus. Its evolutionary history corroborates the complexity of historical geologic events in the area. Telestes pleurobipunctatus comprises two main clades (northern and southern), which have been separated from each other for about seven million years and that are further divided. The Louros and Arachthos Rivers were denoted as ancestral geographic ranges of the northern clade. The distribution range of the ancestor of the southern clade seems to comprise rivers flowing into the Patraikos Gulf. Structures within the two main clades, as well as timing of diversification events are different, implying separate evolutionary courses.

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Ivana Buj; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jörg Freyhof; Matthias F. Geiger; Jasna Vukic. Cryptic diversity in Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Actinopterygii; Leuciscidae) as a consequence of historical biogeography in the Ionian Freshwater Ecoregion (Greece, Albania). Hydrobiologia 2019, 835, 147 -163.

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Ivana Buj, Radek Šanda, Stamatis Zogaris, Jörg Freyhof, Matthias F. Geiger, Jasna Vukic. Cryptic diversity in Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Actinopterygii; Leuciscidae) as a consequence of historical biogeography in the Ionian Freshwater Ecoregion (Greece, Albania). Hydrobiologia. 2019; 835 (1):147-163.

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Ivana Buj; Radek Šanda; Stamatis Zogaris; Jörg Freyhof; Matthias F. Geiger; Jasna Vukic. 2019. "Cryptic diversity in Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Actinopterygii; Leuciscidae) as a consequence of historical biogeography in the Ionian Freshwater Ecoregion (Greece, Albania)." Hydrobiologia 835, no. 1: 147-163.

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Published: 11 March 2019 in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Northern Mediterranean region is characterised by an exceptional richness of the freshwater ichthyofauna. Many fish species of this region are endemic to a single or a few river basins. This is also the case of the Neretva river basin (Adriatic Sea slope), where 17 out of 34 native species are endemic solely to this river basin. However, these unique Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems are fragile and are susceptible to human-induced changes, including introduction of alien fish species. We report here a finding of the 32ndalien fish species in the Neretva river basin, spirlinAlburnoidessp., which was found at two localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The spirlin species was identified by molecular means as so far unnamed species with the native range in the Sava river basin (Danube river basin, Black Sea slope). Based on the comparison ofcytochrome bsequences, the introduced population originated most probably from nearby rivers of the Danube basin in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Vrbas and Bosna river basins). Such a high number of alien fish species reported in a single river basin is alarming and pointing to a necessity of raising public awareness, especially among local fishermen.

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Jasna Vukić; Kristýna Eliášová; Dario Marić; Radek Šanda. Occurrence of alien spirlin (Alburnoidessp.) in the Neretva river basin. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 2019, 15 .

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Jasna Vukić, Kristýna Eliášová, Dario Marić, Radek Šanda. Occurrence of alien spirlin (Alburnoidessp.) in the Neretva river basin. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 2019; (420):15.

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Jasna Vukić; Kristýna Eliášová; Dario Marić; Radek Šanda. 2019. "Occurrence of alien spirlin (Alburnoidessp.) in the Neretva river basin." Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems , no. 420: 15.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Frontiers in Marine Science
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Radek Sanda; Eva Kyralova; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukic. Phylogenetic relationships and diversity of the European Barbus species (Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes). Frontiers in Marine Science 2019, 6, 1 .

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Radek Sanda, Eva Kyralova, Stamatis Zogaris, Jasna Vukic. Phylogenetic relationships and diversity of the European Barbus species (Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes). Frontiers in Marine Science. 2019; 6 ():1.

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Radek Sanda; Eva Kyralova; Stamatis Zogaris; Jasna Vukic. 2019. "Phylogenetic relationships and diversity of the European Barbus species (Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes)." Frontiers in Marine Science 6, no. : 1.

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Published: 01 October 2018 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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The phylogenetic relationships and classification of the freshwater fish order Cypriniformes, like many other species-rich groups of vertebrates, has evolved over time with some consistency and inconsistencies of relationships across various studies. Within Cypriniformes, the Holarctic family Leuciscidae is one of the most widely distributed and highly diverse monophyletic groups of cyprinoids. Despite several studies conducted on this group, alternative hypotheses exist as to the composition and relationships within Leuciscidae. Here we assess the extent, composition, phylogenetic relationships, and taxonomy of this highly diverse group of fishes, using multiple mitochondrial and nuclear loci and a comprehensive and dense taxonomic sampling. Analyses of 418 specimens (410 species) resolve a well-supported Leuciscidae including 362 specimens (358 taxa) in six well-supported subfamilies/major clades: Pseudaspininae/Far East Asian clade (FEA); Laviniinae/North American Western clade (WC); Plagopterinae/North American Creek Chub-Plagopterin clade (CC-P); Leuciscinae/Eurasian Old World clade (OW) (minus Phoxinus) plus North American Notemigonus; Phoxininae/Eurasian Phoxinus clade (PHX); and Pogonichthyinae/North American clade (NA) including all remaining leuciscids. Within Leuciscidae, neither the traditional phoxinins (Phoxinus, FEA, Nearctic genera) nor all Nearctic genera (minus Notemigonus) are resolved as monophyletic; whereas the WC and CC-P form two independent lineages from remaining North American cyprinoids. A close relationship exists between Eurasian Phoxinus, NA, and OW clades, while FEA is the sister group to all remaining Leuciscidae. Major lineages resolved within these six subfamilies are mostly congruent with some previous studies. Our results suggests a complex evolutionary history of this diverse and widespread group of fishes.

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Susana Schönhuth; Jasna Vukic; Radek Šanda; Lei Yang; Richard L. Mayden. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidei). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2018, 127, 781 -799.

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Susana Schönhuth, Jasna Vukic, Radek Šanda, Lei Yang, Richard L. Mayden. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidei). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2018; 127 ():781-799.

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Susana Schönhuth; Jasna Vukic; Radek Šanda; Lei Yang; Richard L. Mayden. 2018. "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidei)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127, no. : 781-799.

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Published: 29 August 2018 in Scientific Reports
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Parasites exhibiting a high degree of host specificity are expected to be intimately associated with their hosts. Therefore, the evolution of host-specific parasites is at least partially shaped by the evolutionary history and distribution of such hosts. Gill ectoparasites of Dactylogyrus (Monogenea) are specific to cyprinid fish. In the present study, we investigated the evolutionary history of 47 Dactylogyrus species from the Balkan Peninsula, the Mediteranean region exhibiting the highest cyprinid diversity in Europe, and from central European cyprinids. Phylogenetic analyses revealed four well-supported clades of endemic and non-endemic Dactylogyrus spp. with four basal taxa. Endemic cyprinids with a limited distribution range were parasitized by endemic Dactylogyrus species, but some of them shared several Dactylogyrus species with central European cyprinids. Species delimitation analyses based on molecular data suggest that Dactylogyrus diversity is higher than that defined from morphology. Some endemic cyprinid species harboured Dactylogyrus species of different origins, this probably resulting from multiple host switching. Our results support the view that the evolution of Dactylogyrus in the Balkans has been influenced not only by the historical dispersion and distribution of their cyprinid hosts, but also by recent contacts of non-native cyprinid species with endemic cyprinid fauna in this region.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Jasna Vukic; Radek Šanda; Andrea Simkova. The phylogenetic relationships and species richness of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites shaped by the biogeography of Balkan cyprinids. Scientific Reports 2018, 8, 1 -18.

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Michal Benovics, Yves Desdevises, Jasna Vukic, Radek Šanda, Andrea Simkova. The phylogenetic relationships and species richness of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites shaped by the biogeography of Balkan cyprinids. Scientific Reports. 2018; 8 (1):1-18.

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Michal Benovics; Yves Desdevises; Jasna Vukic; Radek Šanda; Andrea Simkova. 2018. "The phylogenetic relationships and species richness of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites shaped by the biogeography of Balkan cyprinids." Scientific Reports 8, no. 1: 1-18.

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Published: 01 January 2018 in Crustaceana
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The genus Atyaephyra de Brito Capello, 1867 consists of seven species, which are distributed in Europe, Asia Minor and northern Africa. Four of them occur on the Balkan Peninsula, which is known as one of the global diversity and endemism hotspots for freshwater fauna. Atyaephyra thyamisensis Christodoulou, Antoniou, Magoulas & Koukouras, 2012 has been known from Greek mainland and is considered as endemic to the Ionian region. Herewith we report the first finding of this species from the Adriatic region, i.e., Albania and Republic of Macedonia, including the ancient Lake Prespa, and we provide new localities from Greece. Given the subtle morphological features differing this species from other congeners, we support our findings with DNA barcodes.

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Aleksandra Jabłońska; Jasna Vukić; Radek Šanda; Andrzej Zawal; Michał Grabowski. First report of Atyaephyra thyamisensis Christodoulou, Antoniou, Magoulas & Koukouras, 2012 (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Albania and the Republic of Macedonia confirmed by DNA barcodes. Crustaceana 2018, 91, 599 -610.

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Aleksandra Jabłońska, Jasna Vukić, Radek Šanda, Andrzej Zawal, Michał Grabowski. First report of Atyaephyra thyamisensis Christodoulou, Antoniou, Magoulas & Koukouras, 2012 (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Albania and the Republic of Macedonia confirmed by DNA barcodes. Crustaceana. 2018; 91 (5):599-610.

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Aleksandra Jabłońska; Jasna Vukić; Radek Šanda; Andrzej Zawal; Michał Grabowski. 2018. "First report of Atyaephyra thyamisensis Christodoulou, Antoniou, Magoulas & Koukouras, 2012 (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Albania and the Republic of Macedonia confirmed by DNA barcodes." Crustaceana 91, no. 5: 599-610.

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Published: 01 January 2018 in Frontiers in Marine Science
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Cristina Lima; Joana Robalo; Sara Francisco; Frederico Almada; Rita Castilho; Ana Pereira; Radek Sanda; Jasna Vukic; Anna Pappalardo; Venera Ferrito. What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger: a careful approach to the phylogeography of the venomous fish Scorpaena maderensis. Frontiers in Marine Science 2018, 5, 1 .

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Cristina Lima, Joana Robalo, Sara Francisco, Frederico Almada, Rita Castilho, Ana Pereira, Radek Sanda, Jasna Vukic, Anna Pappalardo, Venera Ferrito. What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger: a careful approach to the phylogeography of the venomous fish Scorpaena maderensis. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2018; 5 ():1.

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Cristina Lima; Joana Robalo; Sara Francisco; Frederico Almada; Rita Castilho; Ana Pereira; Radek Sanda; Jasna Vukic; Anna Pappalardo; Venera Ferrito. 2018. "What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger: a careful approach to the phylogeography of the venomous fish Scorpaena maderensis." Frontiers in Marine Science 5, no. : 1.

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Published: 11 December 2017 in PLOS ONE
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In order to better understand the complex geologic history of the Mediterranean area, we have analysed evolutionary history, phylogeographic structure and molecular diversity of freshwater fishes belonging to the genus Telestes. As primary freshwater fishes distributed largely in the Mediterranean basin, this genus represents a suitable model system for investigating the historical biogeography of freshwater drainage systems in southern Europe. In this investigation we have included samples representing all Telestes species and based our analyses on one mitochondrial and one nuclear gene. We have investigated phylogenetic structure inside the genus Telestes, estimated divergence times, reconstructed ancestral distribution ranges and described intraspecific molecular diversity. Diversification of Telestes started in the Early Miocene, when the ancestors of T. souffia, lineage comprising T. croaticus and T. fontinalis, and the one comprising T. pleurobipunctatus and T. beoticus got isolated. The remaining species are genetically more closely related and form a common cluster in the recovered phylogenetic trees. Complex geological history of southern Europe, including formation of continental bridges, fragmentation of landmass, closing of the sea corridor, local tectonic activities, led to complicated biogeographical pattern of this genus, caused by multiple colonization events and passovers between ancient rivers and water basins. Especially pronounced diversity of Telestes found in the Adriatic watershed in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is a consequence of a triple colonization of this area by different lineages, which led to an existence of genetically distinct species in neighboring areas. Significant intraspecific structuring is present in T. souffia, T. muticellus, T. croaticus and T. pleurobipunctatus. Besides in well-structured species, elevated levels of genetic polymorphism were found inside T. turskyi and T. ukliva, as a consequence of their old origin and unconstrained evolutionary history.

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Ivana Buj; Zoran Marčić; Marko Ćaleta; Radek Sanda; Matthias F. Geiger; Jörg Freyhof; Annie Machordom; Jasna Vukić. Ancient connections among the European rivers and watersheds revealed from the evolutionary history of the genus Telestes (Actinopterygii; Cypriniformes). PLOS ONE 2017, 12, e0187366 .

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Ivana Buj, Zoran Marčić, Marko Ćaleta, Radek Sanda, Matthias F. Geiger, Jörg Freyhof, Annie Machordom, Jasna Vukić. Ancient connections among the European rivers and watersheds revealed from the evolutionary history of the genus Telestes (Actinopterygii; Cypriniformes). PLOS ONE. 2017; 12 (12):e0187366.

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Ivana Buj; Zoran Marčić; Marko Ćaleta; Radek Sanda; Matthias F. Geiger; Jörg Freyhof; Annie Machordom; Jasna Vukić. 2017. "Ancient connections among the European rivers and watersheds revealed from the evolutionary history of the genus Telestes (Actinopterygii; Cypriniformes)." PLOS ONE 12, no. 12: e0187366.

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Published: 28 November 2017 in Parasites & Vectors
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Host specificity in parasites represents the extent to which a parasite’s distribution is limited to certain host species. Considering host-specific parasites of primarily freshwater fish (such as gill monogeneans), their biogeographical distribution is essentially influenced by both evolutionary and ecological processes. Due to the limited capacity for historical dispersion in freshwater fish, their specific coevolving parasites may, through historical host-parasite associations, at least partially reveal the historical biogeographical routes (or historical contacts) of host species. We used Dactylogyrus spp., parasites specific to cyprinid fish, to infer potential historical contacts between Northwest African and European and Asian cyprinid faunas. Using phylogenetic reconstruction, we investigated the origin(s) of host-specific Dactylogyrus spp. parasitizing Northwest African and Iberian cyprinid species. In accordance with hypotheses on the historical biogeography of two cyprinid lineages in Northwest Africa, Barbini (Luciobarbus) and Torini (Carasobarbus), we demonstrated the multiple origins of Northwest African Dactylogyrus. Dactylogyrus spp. of Carasobarbus spp. originated from Asian cyprinids, while Dactylogyrus spp. of Luciobarbus spp. originated from European cyprinids. This indicates the historical Northern route of Dactylogyrus spp. dispersion to Northwest African Luciobarbus species rather than the Southern route, which is currently widely accepted for Luciobarbus. In addition, both Northwest African cyprinid lineages were also colonized by Dactylogyrus marocanus closely related to Dactylogyrus spp. parasitizing African Labeo spp., which suggests a single host switch from African Labeonini to Northwest African Luciobarbus. We also demonstrated the multiple origins of Dactylogyrus spp. parasitizing Iberian Luciobarbus species. One Iberian Dactylogyrus group was phylogenetically closely related to Dactylogyrus of Moroccan Carasobarbus, while the second was related to Dactylogyrus of Moroccan Luciobarbus. Our study confirms the different origins of two Northwest African cyprinid lineages. It suggests several independent historical contacts between European Iberian Luciobarbus and two lineages of Northwest African cyprinids, these contacts associated with host switches of Dactylogyrus parasites.

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Andrea Šimková; Michal Benovics; Imane Rahmouni; Jasna Vukić. Host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites revealing new insights on the historical biogeography of Northwest African and Iberian cyprinid fish. Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10, 589 .

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Andrea Šimková, Michal Benovics, Imane Rahmouni, Jasna Vukić. Host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites revealing new insights on the historical biogeography of Northwest African and Iberian cyprinid fish. Parasites & Vectors. 2017; 10 (1):589.

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Andrea Šimková; Michal Benovics; Imane Rahmouni; Jasna Vukić. 2017. "Host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites revealing new insights on the historical biogeography of Northwest African and Iberian cyprinid fish." Parasites & Vectors 10, no. 1: 589.