Characidium pterostictum Characidium oiticicai
General information
 
Characidium pterostictum Characidium oiticicai (Travassos, 1967)
 
 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Crenuchidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
Caintains mitotically unstable B chromosomes.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tieteˆ River, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Renal tissue and gills.
Number of specimens with sex
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Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
32m+18sm
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
Showed ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
W and B chromosomes contained completely darkly C-banded. Z chromosome showed a large pericentromeric C-band. Autosomes showed pericentromeric C-bands.
Reference(s)
Pansonato-Alves JC, Serrano E´A, Utsunomia R, Camacho JPM, Costa Silva GJd, et al. (2014). Single origin of sex chromosomes and multiple origins of B chromosomes in fish genus Characidium. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107169. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107169.