Systematics of the Atlantic-Mediterranean soles Pegusa impar, P. lascaris, Solea aegyptiaca, S. senegalensis, and S. solea (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae)
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Nucleotide sequence variation at the cytochrome b locus was investigated in five Solea species, together with a reappraisal of meristic data and a review of allozyme data pertinent to their systematics. S. aegyptiaca, considered a synonym of S. solea, and S. (Pegusa) impar, considered a synonym of S. (P.) lascaris, are shown to be valid species according to the morphological, phylogenetic, genotypic, and biological species definitions. The validity of the genus Pegusa was examined in the light of both allozyme and cytochrome b gene sequence data. Résumé : Les séquences nucléotidiques au locus du cytochrome b ont été analysées chez cinq espèces du genre Solea, et conjointement une ré-évaluation des données méristiques et une synthèse des données génétiques pertinentes à leur systématique ont été faites. La distinction entre S. aegyptiaca et S. solea, ainsi que celle entre S. (Pegusa) impar et S. (P.) lascaris, toutes deux ayant été remises en cause dans la littérature, sont pourtant en plein accord avec les définitions morphologique, phylogénétique, génotypique et biologique de l’espèce. La validité du genre Pegusa est discutée à la lumière des données allozymiques et des données de séquence au locus du cytochrome b.
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