来自新热带地区的类,飞类古类鸟类的新谱系和分类
Sara Bertelli1,2,3, Francisca Cunha Almeida4, Norberto P Giannini1,3,5
1Unidad Ejecutora Lillo, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, 4000, Argentina.
概括
这项研究修订了新热带锡 (Tinamidae) 的分类,显示出需要进行重大分类结构重组. 关键发现澄清了有效的Tinamus属,需要对几个物种进行重新分配以提高准确性.
科学领域:
- 鸟类系统学和进化生物学
- 新热带鸟类的遗传学和分类学.
- 古代人类进化和多样性.
背景情况:
- 新热带类鸟类家族是最多样化的古类鸟类群体,独特的拥有能够动力飞行的物种.
- 之前对鱼的分类因复杂的分类学历史和某些属名的错误应用而面临挑战.
- 了解Tinamidae内部的遗传关系对于准确的分类和保护工作至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 对所有46种公认的tinamou物种进行全面的遗传学分析.
- 将有效的超特种名称应用于恢复的类型,并在必要时创建新的类型.
- 解决分类学上的模两可,特别是关于Tinamus属及其类型物种.
主要方法:
- 遗传学分析包括所有46个目前公认的tinamou物种.
- 关键的tinamid属和物种名称的分类史的审查和解.
- 遗传学结果的应用,以提出修订后的超特定分类.
主要成果:
- 该分析恢复了传统的子类 (森林居住与开放区域的) 并确定了与当前通用分配的不一致性.
- 1783年,Tinamus Hermann属被证实是有效的,这需要对小型森林居住的类动物进行重大分类重新排列.
- 为了 *Nothoprocta cinerascens* 提出了一个新属,并且发现 Taoniscus 属与 Nothura 相同.
结论:
- 需要对居住在森林中的青动物进行重大分类学修订,根据优先级将物种从Crypturellus重新分配到Tinamus.
- 遗传学发现需要为Nothoprocta cinerascens创造一个新的属,并将Taoniscus同义化.
- 拟议的分类学变化旨在使分类与进化历史保持一致,解决Tinamidae家族中长期存在的模糊性.
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