Prum et al. in press. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature15697.html
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature15638.html
Tae Kuramoto, Hidenori Nishihara, Maiko Watanabe and Norihiro Okada. Determining the Position of Storks on the Phylogenetic Tree of Waterbirds by Retroposon-Insertion Analysis. Genome Biology and Evolution, Advance Access.
Abstract and PDF [here]
based on cranial osteological characteristics.
Did I just fall through a wormhole to 1964?
Each genus is monophyletic but I would recognize two genera for the Ciconia clade : Ciconia and SphenorynchusSousa, Rodrigo & Campos, Paula & Santos, Michelly & O’Brien, Patricia & Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm & De Oliveira, Edivaldo. (2023). Cytotaxonomy and Molecular Analyses of Mycteria americana (Ciconiidae: Ciconiiformes): Insights on Stork Phylogeny. Genes. 14. 816. 10.3390/genes14040816.
Abstract
Although molecular information for the wood stork (Mycteria americana) has been well described, data concerning their karyotypical organization and phylogenetic relationships with other storks are still scarce. Thus, we aimed to analyze the chromosomal organization and diversification of M. americana, and provide evolutionary insights based on phylogenetic data of Ciconiidae. For this, we applied both classical and molecular cytogenetic techniques to define the pattern of distribution of heterochromatic blocks and their chromosomal homology with Gallus gallus (GGA). Maximum likelihood analyses and Bayesian inferences (680 bp COI and 1007 bp Cytb genes) were used to determine their phylogenetic relationship with other storks. The results confirmed 2n = 72, and the heterochromatin distribution pattern was restricted to centromeric regions of the chromosomes. FISH experiments identified fusion and fission events involving chromosomes homologous to GGA macrochromosome pairs, some of which were previously found in other species of Ciconiidae, possibly corresponding to synapomorphies for the group. Phylogenetic analyses resulted in a tree that recovered only Ciconinii as a monophyletic group, while Mycteriini and Leptoptlini tribes were configured as paraphyletic clades. In addition, the association between phylogenetic and cytogenetic data corroborates the hypothesis of a reduction in the diploid number throughout the evolution of Ciconiidae.
Probably two results obtainedI'm confused, why is the figure in the graphical abstract different from figure 4 in the text? (placement of Leptotilos)
When I read this I was confused but now I agree.Each genus is monophyletic but I would recognize two genera for the Ciconia clade : Ciconia and Sphenorynchus
Apparently, Lichtenstein seems to be citing an unpublished workRichmond says that Lichtenstein did not use Sphenorynchus just refered to H & E MS.
So the first use is H & E who used Sphenorrhynchus double rr
I agree with Laurent that MS was "private correspondence from Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Ehrenberg" But H & E also were sending birds intermittantly with tags?