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Complete mitochondrial genome of the river stingray Potamotrygon orbignyi (Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The river stingray Potamotrygon orbignyi is a carnivorous bottom feeder that is widespread in the Amazonian region. We here assemble the 17,449 bp complete mitochondrial genome of the species, showing a typical gene arrangement as for related ...
David Ory   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Draft Genome of White-blotched River Stingray Provides Novel Clues for Niche Adaptation and Skeleton Formation [PDF]

open access: yesGenomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2023
The white-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a cartilaginous fish native to the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon River system. As a rare freshwater-dwelling cartilaginous fish in the Potamotrygonidae family in which no member has ...
Jingqi Zhou   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray of the genus Potamotrygon Garman, 1877 from the Río Madrede Díos, Peru (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) [PDF]

open access: yesPapeis Avulsos De Zoologia, 2011
Potamotrygon tatianae sp. nov., is described from Río Madre de Díos, Peru, upper Rio Madeira basin. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by a unique combination of characters, including its dorsal color pattern formed by a relatively ...
Joao Paulo Capretz Batista da Silva   +1 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Mitochondrial DNA suggests Hybridization in Freshwater Stingrays Potamotrygon (POTAMOTRYGONIDAE: MYLIOBATIFORMES) from the Xingu river, Amazonia and reveals speciation in Paratrygon aireba

open access: yesAnais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciencias, 2021
In the Xingu river basin, Brazil, occurs two genera of Potamotrygonidae family: Potamotrygon and Paratrygon. In this region, the taxa have significant economic importance for the ornamental fishing industry, being intensively captured, especially the ...
Damires Sanches   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Venom gland transcriptome analyses of two freshwater stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae) from Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2016
Stingrays commonly cause human envenoming related accidents in populations of the sea, near rivers and lakes. Transcriptomic profiles have been used to elucidate components of animal venom, since they are capable of providing molecular information on the
de Oliveira Júnior NG   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

A test of the utility of DNA barcoding in the radiation of the freshwater stingray genus Potamotrygon (Potamotrygonidae, Myliobatiformes)

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Biology, 2008
DNA barcoding is a recently proposed global standard in taxonomy based on DNA sequences. The two main goals of DNA barcoding methodology are assignment of specimens to a species and discovery of new species.
Daniel Toffoli   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Case report: Clinical management of freshwater stingray wounds using negative pressure therapy [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
Stingray injuries represent a significant occupational hazard, particularly for fishermen, and are commonly caused by freshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family. These stingrays are equipped with a sharp, bilaterally serrated spine that delivers
Janio J. M. Nattrodt   +13 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Two new species of freshwater stingrays of the genus Paratrygon (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the Orinoco basin, with comments on the taxonomy of Paratrygon aiereba

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology, 2021
The genus Paratrygon, currently recognized as the sole monotypic genus of the family Potamotrygonidae, has a considerably greater diversity than previously indicated, including molecular studies, which supported P.
Thiago Silva Loboda   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Científica
Freshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family are highly valued in the international market as ornamental fish, leading to growing demand and economic significance. In Colombia, despite legal regulations aimed at protecting these animals and their
Lisbeth Gelvez   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Systematics and diversification of Anindobothrium Marques, Brooks & Lasso, 2001 (Eucestoda: Rhinebothriidea). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Tapeworms of the genus Anindobothrium Marques, Brooks & Lasso, 2001 are found in both marine and Neotropical freshwater stingrays of the family Potamotrygonidae.
Bruna Trevisan   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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