9 results on '"STEFANNI, SERGIO"'
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2. First record of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) and revision of the occurrence of the rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa in the Azores waters.
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Catarino, Diana, Jakobsen, Kirsten, Jakobsen, Joachim, Giacomello, Eva, Menezes, Gui M., Diogo, Hugo, Canha, Ângela, Porteiro, Filipe M., Melo, Octávio, and Stefanni, Sergio
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CYTOCHROME oxidase ,OPALS ,VIDEO recording ,WATER ,REVISIONS - Abstract
The presence of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens, is reported for the first time in the deep waters of the Azores, with the capture of four specimens by fishermen and the video recording of an additional five individuals. Species identification was supported by the 646 bp sequenced fragment of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I. Because C. opalescens is a recently recognised species that had been recurrently misidentified as rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa, the historical data of C. monstrosa in the Azores were reviewed to assess the possible presence of both Chimaera species in the region. Although several authors have reported the occurrence of C. monstrosa in the Azorean waters since the 1800s, the majority of these are based on only three specimens caught during the late 1800s. The investigation performed using literature and examination of the museum specimens still available concluded that the most likely scenario is that C. monstrosa is absent from the Azores and past records of that species in the region are most likely misidentifications of C. opalescens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Gaidropsarus (Gadidae, Teleostei) of the North Atlantic Ocean: A brief phylogenetic review
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Francisco, Sara Martins, Robalo, Joana Isabel, Stefanni, Sergio, Levy, André, and Almada, Vítor Carvalho
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Gaidropsarinae ,Mitochondrial and nuclear markers ,Multilocus inference - Abstract
The phylogenetic relationships among theNorth Atlantic Gaidropsarus and between the three Gaidropsarinae genera Gaidropsarus, Ciliata and Enchelyopus are reviewed with the hitherto most comprehensive taxonomic sampling of this group. Phylogenetic results (maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference) based on nuclear (rhodopsin) and concatenated mitochondrial (12s, 16s and cytb)markers clearly support this subfamily. For the north-eastern Atlantic species of Gaidropsarus, two previously unreported clades were strongly supported, clarifying the relationships within the genus, and revealing fewer distinct taxa in the north Atlantic Gaidropsarus than previously stipulated. The data challenge the specific status of Gaidropsarus mediterraneus and Gaidropsarus guttatus and raise doubts concerning the distinctiveness of other species. A taxonomic revision of the genus is suggested. This study was funded by the Eco-Ethology Research Unit Strategic Plan (PEst-OE/MAR/UI0331/2011) – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT; partially FEDER funded). S.M.F.was supported by an FCT grant (SFRH/BPD/84923/2012). IMAR-Univ Azores was funded through the pluriannual and programmatic funding scheme as research unit #531 and associate laboratory LARSyS #9, with financial support from OE and COMPETE, through FCT and DRCTC/GovAzores. S.S. was a researcher contracted by MAR/DOP under the Ciência 2007 recruitment programme funded by FCT and is now a research fellow supported by the Marie Curie grant cofunded by the EU under the FP7-People-2012-COFUND; Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes, GA n.600407 and the Bandiera Project RITMARE.
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- 2014
4. The Pillars of Hercules as a bathymetric barrier to gene flow promoting isolation in a global deep-sea shark (Centroscymnus coelolepis).
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Catarino, Diana, Knutsen, Halvor, Veríssimo, Ana, Olsen, Esben Moland, Jorde, Per Erik, Menezes, Gui, Sannæs, Hanne, Stanković, David, Company, Joan Baptista, Neat, Francis, Danovaro, Roberto, Dell'Anno, Antonio, Rochowski, Bastien, and Stefanni, Sergio
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SHARKS ,BATHYMETRY ,GENE flow ,MICROSATELLITE repeats - Abstract
Knowledge of the mechanisms limiting connectivity and gene flow in deep-sea ecosystems is scarce, especially for deep-sea sharks. The Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) is a globally distributed and near threatened deep-sea shark. C. coelolepis population structure was studied using 11 nuclear microsatellite markers and a 497-bp fragment from the mtDNA control region. High levels of genetic homogeneity across the Atlantic (ø
ST = -0.0091, FST = 0.0024, P > 0.05) were found suggesting one large population unit at this basin. The low levels of genetic divergence between Atlantic and Australia (øST = 0.0744, P < 0.01; FST = 0.0015, P > 0.05) further suggested that this species may be able to maintain some degree of genetic connectivity even across ocean basins. In contrast, sharks from the Mediterranean Sea exhibited marked genetic differentiation from all other localities studied (øST = 0.3808, FST = 0.1149, P < 0.001). This finding suggests that the shallow depth of the Strait of Gibraltar acts as a barrier to dispersal and that isolation and genetic drift may have had an important role shaping the Mediterranean shark population over time. Analyses of life history traits allowed the direct comparison among regions providing a complete characterization of this shark's populations. Sharks from the Mediterranean had markedly smaller adult body size and size at maturity compared to Atlantic and Pacific individuals. Together, these results suggest the existence of an isolated and unique population of C. coelolepis inhabiting the Mediterranean that most likely became separated from the Atlantic in the late Pleistocene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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5. Bathymetric barriers promoting genetic structure in the deepwater demersal fish tusk ( Brosme brosme).
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KNUTSEN, HALVOR, JORDE, PER ERIK, SANNÆS, HANNE, HOELZEL, A. RUS, BERGSTAD, ODD AKSEL, STEFANNI, SERGIO, JOHANSEN, TORILD, and STENSETH, NILS CHR.
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MICROSATELLITE repeats ,DNA ,HABITATS ,BROSME brosme ,BIODIVERSITY ,OCEANOGRAPHY ,OCEAN currents - Abstract
Population structuring in the North Atlantic deepwater demersal fish tusk ( Brosme brosme) was studied with microsatellite DNA analyses. Screening eight samples from across the range of the species for seven loci revealed low but significant genetic heterogeneity ( F
ST = 0.0014). Spatial genetic variability was only weakly related to geographical (Euclidean) distance between study sites or separation of study sites along the path of major ocean currents. Instead, we found a significant effect of habitat, indicated by significant differentiation between relatively closely spaced sites: Rockall, which is surrounded by very deep water (>1000 m), and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is separated from the European slope by a deep ocean basin, were differentiated from relatively homogeneous sites across the Nordic Seas. Limited adult migration across bathymetric barriers in combination with limited intersite exchange of pelagic eggs and larvae due to site-specific circulatory retention or poor survival during drift phases across deep basins may be reducing gene flow. We regard these limitations to gene flow as the most likely mechanisms for the observed population structure in this demersal species. The results underscore the importance of habitat boundaries in marine species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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6. Unexpected panmixia in a long-lived, deep-sea fish with well-defined spawning habitat and relatively low fecundity.
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White, Thomas A., Stefanni, Sergio, Stamford, Joanne, and Hoelzel, A. Rus
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ORANGE roughy , *LIFE history theory , *MICROSATELLITE repeats , *POPULATION genetics , *DEEP-sea fishes , *FISH habitats , *FISH fertility , *ANIMAL longevity , *FISH development - Abstract
The marine environment presents particular challenges for our understanding of the factors that determine gene flow and consequent population structure. For marine fish, various aspects of life history have been considered important in an environment with few physical barriers, but dominated by current patterns, often varying with depth. These factors include the abundance and longevity of larval stages, typically more susceptible to movement along current paths. It also includes adult body size, fecundity and longevity with ‘ r-selected’ species typically thought capable of greater gene flow and consequent panmixia. Here we investigate the population genetics of the orange roughy ( Hoplostethus atlanticus), a clearly ‘ K-selected’ species with habitat dependence on sea mounts for spawning, relatively large body size, a brief larval stage and relatively low fecundity. We used 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci to test the hypothesis that these characteristics will result in philopatry and genetic structure in the Atlantic Ocean. We discuss possible evolutionary mechanisms that could explain the results, which show the opposite pattern, with effective panmixia across thousands of kilometres in the North Atlantic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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7. Genetic divergence in the Atlantic–Mediterranean Montagu's blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) revealed by molecular and morphological characters.
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DOMINGUES, VERA S., FARIA, CLÁUDIA, STEFANNI, SERGIO, SANTOS, RICARDO S., BRITO, ALBERTO, and ALMADA, VITOR C.
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FISHES ,MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ,ANIMAL genetics ,ANIMAL morphology - Abstract
Coryphoblennius galerita is a small intertidal fish with a wide distribution and limited dispersal ability, occurring in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. In this study, we examined Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of C. galerita to assess levels of genetic divergence across populations and to elucidate historical and contemporary factors underlying the distribution of the genetic variability. We analyse three mitochondrial and one nuclear marker and 18 morphological measurements. The combined dataset clearly supports the existence of two groups of C. galerita: one in the Mediterranean and another in the northeastern Atlantic. The latter group is subdivided in two subgroups: Azores and the remaining northeastern Atlantic locations. Divergence between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean can be the result of historical isolation between the populations of the two basins during the Pleistocene glaciations. Present-day barriers such as the Gibraltar Strait or the ‘Almeria-Oran jet’ are also suggested as responsible for this isolation. Our results show no signs of local extinctions during the Pleistocene glaciations, namely at the Azores, and contrast with the biogeographical pattern that has been observed for Atlantic–Mediterranean warm-water species, in which two groups of populations exist, one including the Mediterranean and the Atlantic coast of western Europe, and another encompassing the western tropical coast of Africa and the Atlantic islands of the Azores, Madeira and Canaries. Species like C. galerita that tolerate cooler waters, may have persisted during the Pleistocene glaciations in moderately affected locations, thus being able to accumulate genetic differences in the more isolated locations such as the Azores and the Mediterranean. This study is one of the first to combine morphological and molecular markers (mitochondrial and nuclear) with variable rates of molecular evolution to the study of the relationships of the Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of a cool-water species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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8. Rapid polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism method for discrimination of the two Atlantic cryptic deep-sea species of scabbardfish.
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STEFANNI, SERGIO, BETTENCOURT, RAUL, KNUTSEN, HALVOR, and MENEZES, GUI
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TRICHIURIDAE , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *GENETIC polymorphisms , *FISH industry ,FISH speciation - Abstract
The present investigation provides an efficient diagnostic method based on polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP) analysis to discriminate between two cryptic species of scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo and A. intermedius, with commercial relevance in several European fish markets. Two DNA fragments from the mtDNA, including control region and partial cytochrome oxidase subunit I genes of about 1100 bp and 700 bp, respectively, were isolated by PCR amplification. Digestion of the amplicon including the control region with HaeII and the amplicon including the COI gene with Sau3AI restriction enzymes allowed an unequivocal discrimination between the two scabbardfish species. This PCR–RFLP method allowed a clear and rapid discrimination of the trichiurid species studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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9. Book review.
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Stefanni, Sergio
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- 2002
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