PMID- 28123683 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1993-0771 (Print) IS - 1993-078X (Electronic) IS - 1993-0771 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 4 DP - 2016 TI - Cytogenetic data on Ancistrus sp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) of the Paraguay River basin (MS) sheds light on intrageneric karyotype diversification. PG - 625-636 LID - 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i4.8532 [doi] AB - Ancistrus Kner, 1854 is a diverse catfish genus, currently comprising 66 valid species, but karyotype data were recorded for 33 species, although only ten have their taxonomic status defined. Considerable karyotype diversity has been found within this genus, with 2n varying from 34 to 54 and structural variability including heteromorphic sex chromosomes. In many cases, uncertainty on the taxonomic status of the study populations hampers reliable interpretation of the complex chromosomal evolutionary history of the group. This study aims to present the first karyotype data for a population of the Ancistrus sp. collected in Criminoso stream (tributary of the Paraguay River Basin, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) in which a combination of different chromosomal markers was used and results integrated in broad discussion on karyotype evolution in the genus. The specimens presented 2n=42 with 18m+16sm+8st and a single NOR revealed by silver nitrate and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with 18S rDNA probe, located in pair No. 10. Clusters of 5S rDNA were located in the pericentromeric region of three chromosomes: pair No. 1 (metacentric) and one of the homologues of the nucleolar pair No. 10. Heterogeneity in the molecular composition of the heterochromatin was confirmed by the association of C-banding and fluorochrome CMA(3)/DAPI-staining. Exploring the differential composition of constitutive heterochromatin in Ancistrus may provide an important perspective to understand genome organization and evolution within this group. Our data reinforce the chromosomal diversity present in Ancistrus genus and we discuss the potential sources these variation. The karyotype structure of Ancistrus sp. "Criminoso stream" appears to be consistent with the existence of a new candidate species. FAU - Prizon, Ana Camila AU - Prizon AC AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Borin-Carvalho, Luciana Andreia AU - Borin-Carvalho LA AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Bruschi, Daniel Pacheco AU - Bruschi DP AD - Departamento de Genetica, Universidade Federal do Parana, UFPR, Centro Politecnico, Jardim Botanico, 81531-980, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Marcos Otavio AU - Ribeiro MO AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Barbosa, Ligia Magrinelli AU - Barbosa LM AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Ferreira, Greicy Ellen de Brito AU - Ferreira GE AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Cius, Andrea AU - Cius A AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Zawadzki, Claudio Henrique AU - Zawadzki CH AD - Departamento de Biologia/ Nupelia, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Portela-Castro, Ana Luiza de Brito AU - Portela-Castro AL AD - Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genetica e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161122 PL - Bulgaria TA - Comp Cytogenet JT - Comparative cytogenetics JID - 101503807 PMC - PMC5240514 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ancistrini OT - CMA3/DAPI OT - cytotaxonomy OT - heterochromatin OT - rDNA EDAT- 2017/01/27 06:00 MHDA- 2017/01/27 06:01 PMCR- 2016/11/22 CRDT- 2017/01/27 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i4.8532 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Comp Cytogenet. 2016 Nov 22;10(4):625-636. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i4.8532. eCollection 2016.