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Lenice Souza-Shibatta
Laboratório de Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

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Published: 27 July 2021 in Zootaxa
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A new species of freshwater anomuran crab, Aegla buenoi n. sp., is described. The new taxon was collected from two streams within the Cinzas River basin, Paraná state, Brazil. We used morphological and molecular data (COI mtDNA) to distinguish the new species from its congeners. Aegla buenoi n. sp. is differentiated by morphological diagnostic features of the cephalothorax, chelipeds, second abdominal epimeron, and uropods. Molecular results confirm the separation of A. buenoi n. sp. from closely related species (A. castro Schmitt, 1942, A. lata Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994, and A. jacutinga Marçal & Teixeira, 2020). Hence, our study increases the known diversity of aeglids and reports the first species of Aegla from the Cinzas River basin.

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Ingrid Costa Marçal; Fernanda Polli Páez; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Silvia Helena Sofia; Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira. Aegla buenoi n. sp. (Decapoda: Anomura): first record of aeglid crab from Cinzas River basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 2021, 5005, 291 -303.

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Ingrid Costa Marçal, Fernanda Polli Páez, Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Silvia Helena Sofia, Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira. Aegla buenoi n. sp. (Decapoda: Anomura): first record of aeglid crab from Cinzas River basin, Brazil. Zootaxa. 2021; 5005 (3):291-303.

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Ingrid Costa Marçal; Fernanda Polli Páez; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Silvia Helena Sofia; Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira. 2021. "Aegla buenoi n. sp. (Decapoda: Anomura): first record of aeglid crab from Cinzas River basin, Brazil." Zootaxa 5005, no. 3: 291-303.

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Published: 19 June 2021 in Water
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Steindachneridion melanodermatum, an endemic and endangered species, is the largest catfish in the Lower Iguaçu River basin. Currently, the wild population of this species no longer exists in most of this basin, probably due to the loss of habitat by successive hydroelectric dams. This study evaluated the spatial distribution and abundance of S. melanodermatum in the last free-flowing river stretch of approximately 190 km downstream from the Salto Caxias Dam, upstream of the Iguaçu Falls, as well as some tributaries. Hydroacoustic and fishing campaigns were performed between September 2010 to December 2016 to characterize the preferred habitat. A total of 180 specimens was sampled with higher abundances in a protected area near Iguaçu Falls in the Iguaçu National Park. Twenty-four deep pools were identified with maximum depths ranging from 5 to 25 m: 21 pools were along the main channel of the Iguaçu River, and three pools were in tributaries. Deep pools are preferential habitats for this species, especially the deep pool called Poço Preto (P23) and its surroundings. Conservation strategies are required to protect these habitats and prevent S. melanodermatum from becoming extinct, such as establishing deep pools as ecological sanctuaries, intensifying the inspection of illegal fishing, and maintaining dam-free tributaries.

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Lucileine Assumpção; Maristela Makrakis; Jhony Silva; Karane Moraes; Suelen Pini; Patrícia Silva; Elaine Kashiwaqui; Eduardo Gentil; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Oscar Shibatta; Sergio Makrakis. Deep Pools: Ecological Sanctuaries for Steindachneridion melanodermatum, a Large Endemic and Endangered Pimelodid of the Iguaçu River. Water 2021, 13, 1700 .

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Lucileine Assumpção, Maristela Makrakis, Jhony Silva, Karane Moraes, Suelen Pini, Patrícia Silva, Elaine Kashiwaqui, Eduardo Gentil, Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Oscar Shibatta, Sergio Makrakis. Deep Pools: Ecological Sanctuaries for Steindachneridion melanodermatum, a Large Endemic and Endangered Pimelodid of the Iguaçu River. Water. 2021; 13 (12):1700.

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Lucileine Assumpção; Maristela Makrakis; Jhony Silva; Karane Moraes; Suelen Pini; Patrícia Silva; Elaine Kashiwaqui; Eduardo Gentil; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Oscar Shibatta; Sergio Makrakis. 2021. "Deep Pools: Ecological Sanctuaries for Steindachneridion melanodermatum, a Large Endemic and Endangered Pimelodid of the Iguaçu River." Water 13, no. 12: 1700.

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Published: 21 January 2021 in Molecular Biology Reports
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Genetics can provide invaluable tools for management and conservation of bee populations, which are declining worldwide. Among these tools, microsatellite are very useful molecular markers for population analyses. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize microsatellites for Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii and Epicharis (Epicharis) nigrita, two Neotropical species of solitary bees, both exhibiting the habit of nesting in aggregations. Microsatellite loci were identified from two enriched genomic libraries. The characterization and analysis of loci were carried out using 35 females of E. dejeanii and 34 of E. nigrita. In total, we report the development of 12 microsatellite loci for E. dejeanii and 13 for E. nigrita. For E. dejeanii, all loci were polymorphic, the number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 12, averaging 8.7 and, observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.485 (range 0.229–0.857) and 0.633 (range 0.288–0.843), respectively. For E. nigrita, only nine out of 13 loci amplified were polymorphic, the number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 12, averaging 5.5. For this species, the observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.440 (range 0.118–0.676) and 0.545 (range 0.167–0.814), respectively. Cross-amplification of primers was successful in other Centridini species. The two sets of loci described for E. dejeanii and E. nigrita species are polymorphic and informative and show promising applicability for both population genetic approaches and relatedness on these and other Centridini species.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Paulo C. Ricardo; Welber C. Pina; Vilmar Flaresso-Neto; Gabriele A. Freiria; Thais Kotelok-Diniz; Maria C. Gaglianone; Maria C. Arias; Silvia H. Sofia. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in two species of the neotropical Epicharis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini) genus and cross-amplification in related species. Molecular Biology Reports 2021, 48, 1977 -1983.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Paulo C. Ricardo, Welber C. Pina, Vilmar Flaresso-Neto, Gabriele A. Freiria, Thais Kotelok-Diniz, Maria C. Gaglianone, Maria C. Arias, Silvia H. Sofia. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in two species of the neotropical Epicharis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini) genus and cross-amplification in related species. Molecular Biology Reports. 2021; 48 (2):1977-1983.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Paulo C. Ricardo; Welber C. Pina; Vilmar Flaresso-Neto; Gabriele A. Freiria; Thais Kotelok-Diniz; Maria C. Gaglianone; Maria C. Arias; Silvia H. Sofia. 2021. "Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in two species of the neotropical Epicharis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini) genus and cross-amplification in related species." Molecular Biology Reports 48, no. 2: 1977-1983.

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Published: 25 August 2020
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Interrupted time series analyses (ITSA) were performed to measure the impact of social distancing policies (instituted 22/03/2020) and subsequent mandatory masking in the community (instituted 04/05/2020) on the incidence and effective reproductive number (Rt) of COVID-19 in São Paulo State, Brazil. Overall, the impact of social distancing both on incidence and Rt was greater than the incremental effect of mandatory masking. Those findings may reflect either a small impact of face masking or the loosening of social distancing after mandatory use of masks.

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Cristiane Ravagnani Fortaleza; Thomas Nogueira Vilches; Gabriel Berg De Almeida; Claudia Pio Ferreira; Rejane Maria Tommasini Grotto; Raul Borges Guimarães; Lenice Do Rosário De Souza; Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza. Impact of nonpharmaceutical governmental strategies for prevention and control of COVID-19 in São Paulo State, Brazil. 2020, 1 .

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Cristiane Ravagnani Fortaleza, Thomas Nogueira Vilches, Gabriel Berg De Almeida, Claudia Pio Ferreira, Rejane Maria Tommasini Grotto, Raul Borges Guimarães, Lenice Do Rosário De Souza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza. Impact of nonpharmaceutical governmental strategies for prevention and control of COVID-19 in São Paulo State, Brazil. . 2020; ():1.

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Cristiane Ravagnani Fortaleza; Thomas Nogueira Vilches; Gabriel Berg De Almeida; Claudia Pio Ferreira; Rejane Maria Tommasini Grotto; Raul Borges Guimarães; Lenice Do Rosário De Souza; Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza. 2020. "Impact of nonpharmaceutical governmental strategies for prevention and control of COVID-19 in São Paulo State, Brazil." , no. : 1.

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Published: 10 March 2020 in Journal of Apicultural Research
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This study describes the mating behavior of Epicharis dejeanii and evaluates the reproductive strategies employed by males during the reproductive period. Samples were collected in an aggregation of E. dejeanii nests, located in southern Brazil. Observations on mating behavior and male patrols were performed for 37 days, from 06:00 to 18:00, during two reproductive periods, in the wet-warm season. During the samplings, males patrolling and/or copulating with E. dejeanii females were collected and used for morphometric measurements. Males were active in November and December when they showed two mating patrol strategies: i) flyover near the ground; (ii) flights over trees (at heights of approximately 2.5 m and distant about 2 to 5 m from nesting aggregation). The results revealed a greater head width and intertegular distance among males patrolling above the plants, suggesting that the adopted patrol strategy has an association with the body size of males. However, both strategies were effective in copulation success. The males demonstrated a peak of activity in the patrol for females between 9:00 and 11:30 hours, which coincided with the period of greatest emergence of females, as well as when the largest number of matings were observed.

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Welber Pina; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Natalia Uemura; André Luiz Gobatto; Gabriele Antico Freiria; Silvia Helena Sofia. Male strategies and mating behavior in the Neotropical bee Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii (Apidae: Centridini). Journal of Apicultural Research 2020, 1 -9.

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Welber Pina, Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Natalia Uemura, André Luiz Gobatto, Gabriele Antico Freiria, Silvia Helena Sofia. Male strategies and mating behavior in the Neotropical bee Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii (Apidae: Centridini). Journal of Apicultural Research. 2020; ():1-9.

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Welber Pina; Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Natalia Uemura; André Luiz Gobatto; Gabriele Antico Freiria; Silvia Helena Sofia. 2020. "Male strategies and mating behavior in the Neotropical bee Epicharis (Anepicharis) dejeanii (Apidae: Centridini)." Journal of Apicultural Research , no. : 1-9.

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Published: 01 January 2020 in Neotropical Ichthyology
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Fourteen novel microsatellite loci are described and characterized in two species of electric eels, Electrophorus variiand E. voltaifrom floodplains and rivers of the Amazon rainforest. These loci are polymorphic, highly informative, and have the capacity to detect reliable levels of genetic diversity. Likewise, the high combined probability of paternity exclusion value and low combined probability of genetic identity value obtained demonstrate that the new set of loci displays suitability for paternity studies on electric eels. In addition, the cross-amplification of electric eel species implies that it may also be useful in the study of the closely related E. electricus, and to other Neotropical electric fishes (Gymnotiformes) species as tested herein.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Dhiego G. Ferreira; Kátia F. Santos; Bruno A. Galindo; Oscar A. Shibatta; Silvia H. Sofia; Renata M. Giacomin; Douglas A. Bastos; Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Júnior; Carlos David De Santana. Electric eels galore: microsatellite markers for population studies. Neotropical Ichthyology 2020, 18, 1 .

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Dhiego G. Ferreira, Kátia F. Santos, Bruno A. Galindo, Oscar A. Shibatta, Silvia H. Sofia, Renata M. Giacomin, Douglas A. Bastos, Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Júnior, Carlos David De Santana. Electric eels galore: microsatellite markers for population studies. Neotropical Ichthyology. 2020; 18 (4):1.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Dhiego G. Ferreira; Kátia F. Santos; Bruno A. Galindo; Oscar A. Shibatta; Silvia H. Sofia; Renata M. Giacomin; Douglas A. Bastos; Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Júnior; Carlos David De Santana. 2020. "Electric eels galore: microsatellite markers for population studies." Neotropical Ichthyology 18, no. 4: 1.

Research article
Published: 05 July 2018 in PLOS ONE
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The southern region of Brazil is characterized by high species diversity and endemism of freshwater fishes distributed across geographically isolated river basins. Microglanis cottoides has a widespread range across these river basins and occurs in sympatry with other endemic species of the genus (e.g. M. cibelae, M. eurystoma, and M. malabarbai). Herein we tested the monophyly of M. cottoides and presented for the first time information about the molecular phylogeny of species in the genus. The results suggest that M. cottoides currently forms a non-monophyletic group which includes populations endemic to the Uruguay River basin that are more closely related to M. malabarbai, and excludes M. cibelae, found to be nested within M. cottoides. Based on an integrative approach using morphological and molecular data, we propose M. cibelae as a junior synonym of M. cottoides, and the populations of the Uruguay River basin previously assigned to M. cottoides in fact belong to M. malabarbai. Our molecular phylogeny shows that M. cottoides is sister to M. parahybae, which is also a coastal species, and M. malabarbai is sister of M. garavelloi, both endemic to inland river basins. The time-calibrated phylogeny indicates that the separation between inland and the coastal clades occurred in the Tertiary period, and that the species within the coastal basins diverged in the Pliocene, which overlaps with the diversification times estimated for the two inland species as well. This pattern of diversification corroborates some previous studies with other fishes from the same region.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; João Filipe Riva Tonini; Vitor P. Abrahão; Lucas R. Jarduli; Claudio Oliveira; Luiz R. Malabarba; Silvia H. Sofia; Oscar Akio Shibatta. Reappraisal of the systematics of Microglanis cottoides (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae), a catfish from southern Brazil. PLOS ONE 2018, 13, e0199963 .

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta, João Filipe Riva Tonini, Vitor P. Abrahão, Lucas R. Jarduli, Claudio Oliveira, Luiz R. Malabarba, Silvia H. Sofia, Oscar Akio Shibatta. Reappraisal of the systematics of Microglanis cottoides (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae), a catfish from southern Brazil. PLOS ONE. 2018; 13 (7):e0199963.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; João Filipe Riva Tonini; Vitor P. Abrahão; Lucas R. Jarduli; Claudio Oliveira; Luiz R. Malabarba; Silvia H. Sofia; Oscar Akio Shibatta. 2018. "Reappraisal of the systematics of Microglanis cottoides (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae), a catfish from southern Brazil." PLOS ONE 13, no. 7: e0199963.

Original research article
Published: 02 February 2018 in Frontiers in Genetics
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Gymnogeophagus setequedas is a rare and rheophilic species of tribe Geophagini, considered endangered in Brazilian red lists. Its previously known geographical distribution range was the Paraná River basin, in Paraguay, and a tributary of the Itaipu Reservoir in Brazil. Since its description no specimens have been collected in the original known distribution area. However, recent records of G. setequedas in the lower Iguaçu River, in a region considered highly endemic for the ichthyofauna, extended the known geographical distribution and may represent one of the last remnants of the species. The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity and population structure of G. setequedas, using microsatellite markers and mitochondrial haplotypes, in order to test the hypothesis of low genetic diversity in this restricted population. Muscular tissue samples of 86 specimens were obtained from nine locations in the Lower Iguaçu River basin, between upstream of the Iguaçu Falls and downstream of the Salto Caxias Reservoir. Seven microsatellites loci were examined and a total of 120 different alleles were obtained. The number of alleles per locus (NA) was 17.429, effective alleles (NE) 6.644, expected heterozygosity (HE) 0.675, observed (HO) heterozygosity 0.592, and inbreeding coefficient (FIS) 0.128. Twelve haplotypes in the D-Loop region were revealed, with values of h (0.7642) and π (0.00729), suggesting a large and stable population with a long evolutionary history. Thus, both molecular markers revealed high levels of genetic diversity and indicated the occurrence of a single G. setequedas population distributed along a stretch of approximately 200 km. The pattern of mismatch distribution was multimodal, which is usually ascribed to populations in demographic equilibrium. Nevertheless, the construction of a new hydroelectric power plant, already underway between the Salto Caxias Reservoir and Iguaçu Falls, could fragment this population, causing loss of genetic diversity and population decline, and for this reason it is necessary to maintain the Iguaçu River tributaries and downstream area from the Lower Iguaçu Reservoir free of additional dams, to guarantee the survival of this species.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Thais Kotelok-Diniz; Dhiego G. Ferreira; Oscar A. Shibatta; Silvia H. Sofia; Lucileine de Assumpção; Suelen F. R. Pini; Sergio Makrakis; Maristela C. Makrakis. Genetic Diversity of the Endangered Neotropical Cichlid Fish (Gymnogeophagus setequedas) in Brazil. Frontiers in Genetics 2018, 9, 13 .

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta, Thais Kotelok-Diniz, Dhiego G. Ferreira, Oscar A. Shibatta, Silvia H. Sofia, Lucileine de Assumpção, Suelen F. R. Pini, Sergio Makrakis, Maristela C. Makrakis. Genetic Diversity of the Endangered Neotropical Cichlid Fish (Gymnogeophagus setequedas) in Brazil. Frontiers in Genetics. 2018; 9 ():13.

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Lenice Souza-Shibatta; Thais Kotelok-Diniz; Dhiego G. Ferreira; Oscar A. Shibatta; Silvia H. Sofia; Lucileine de Assumpção; Suelen F. R. Pini; Sergio Makrakis; Maristela C. Makrakis. 2018. "Genetic Diversity of the Endangered Neotropical Cichlid Fish (Gymnogeophagus setequedas) in Brazil." Frontiers in Genetics 9, no. : 13.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2004 in Folia Biologica
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Cytogenetic studies were carried out on seven specimens of Pimelodus heraldoi and sixteen specimens of Pimelodus sp., both from the Parana River basin. The two species had the same diploid number of 56 chromosomes: P. heraldoi with 22M+22SM+6ST+6A and FN of 106 and Pimelodus sp. with 24M+26SM+4ST+2A and FN of 110. NORs were found at the terminal position of the long arm of one pair of ST chromosomes. C-banding (CB) showed in the two species heterochromatin distributed in various chromosomes of the complement, mainly in telomeric regions and in a pair of metacentric chromosomes with strong heterochromatic staining in both telomeres. Treatment only with the fluorochrome CMA3 confirmed in Pimelodus heraldoi and Pimelodus sp. the nucleolar chromosome pair and showed other fluorescent bands. Combined treatment with CB+CMA3 enhanced fluorescent staining of chromosomes in the two fish species evidencing several bands, including in P. heraldoi a chromosome pair showing fluorescent staining in both telomeres.

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Lenice De Souza; Lucia Giuliano-Caetano; Ana Lúcia Dias. Banding chromosome pattern of two species of Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) from the parana river basin of brazil. Folia Biologica 2004, 52, 165 -169.

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Lenice De Souza, Lucia Giuliano-Caetano, Ana Lúcia Dias. Banding chromosome pattern of two species of Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) from the parana river basin of brazil. Folia Biologica. 2004; 52 (3):165-169.

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Lenice De Souza; Lucia Giuliano-Caetano; Ana Lúcia Dias. 2004. "Banding chromosome pattern of two species of Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) from the parana river basin of brazil." Folia Biologica 52, no. 3: 165-169.

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Published: 01 January 2004 in Caryologia
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A cytogenetic study was conducted on five species of the genus Pimelodus collected from various regions in Brazil: Pimelodus heraldoi, Pimelodus sp, Pimelodus argenteus, P. maculatus and P. mysteriosus. All the species had 2n=56 chromosomes. AgNOR was found in one pair of subtelocentric (ST) chromosomes with staining at the terminal position in all the five species. However, Pimelodus sp, P. heraldoi and P. maculatus showed NOR staining on long arm and P. argenteus and P. mysteriosus showed NOR staining on the short arm. AgNOR size heteromorphism was observed in Pimelodus sp, P. maculatus and P. argenteus. The CMA3 fluorochrome staining pattern in all the species corresponded with AgNOR sites, also showing heteromorphism, including P. mysteriosus. FISH revealed the presence of one pair of chromosomes with ribosomal cistrons and confirmed the presence of the structural hetero-morphism of these sites, except in P. heraldoi.

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Lenice De Souza; Ana Claudia Swarca; Ana Lúcia Dias. Analysis of the nucleolus organizer regions in 5 species of the genus Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), using AgNO3, CMA3 and FISH with the 18S rDNA probe. Caryologia 2004, 57, 144 -150.

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Lenice De Souza, Ana Claudia Swarca, Ana Lúcia Dias. Analysis of the nucleolus organizer regions in 5 species of the genus Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), using AgNO3, CMA3 and FISH with the 18S rDNA probe. Caryologia. 2004; 57 (2):144-150.

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Lenice De Souza; Ana Claudia Swarca; Ana Lúcia Dias. 2004. "Analysis of the nucleolus organizer regions in 5 species of the genus Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), using AgNO3, CMA3 and FISH with the 18S rDNA probe." Caryologia 57, no. 2: 144-150.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2003 in CYTOLOGIA
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Lenice de Souza; Lucia Giuliano-Caetano; Ana Lúcia Dias. Karyotypic Study of Three Species of Pimelodus (Pisces,Pimelodidae) from the Paraguai River Basin. CYTOLOGIA 2003, 68, 345 -350.

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Lenice de Souza, Lucia Giuliano-Caetano, Ana Lúcia Dias. Karyotypic Study of Three Species of Pimelodus (Pisces,Pimelodidae) from the Paraguai River Basin. CYTOLOGIA. 2003; 68 (4):345-350.

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Lenice de Souza; Lucia Giuliano-Caetano; Ana Lúcia Dias. 2003. "Karyotypic Study of Three Species of Pimelodus (Pisces,Pimelodidae) from the Paraguai River Basin." CYTOLOGIA 68, no. 4: 345-350.