A molecular phylogeny of the genus Psittacula sensu lato (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae : Psittacula , Psittinus , Tanygnathus , Mascarinus ) with taxonomic implications

• Verfasst von: Braun, Michael P. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sauer-Gürth, Hedwig [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wink, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A molecular phylogeny of the genus Psittacula sensu lato (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae : Psittacula , Psittinus , Tanygnathus , Mascarinus ) with taxonomic implications
• Verf.angabe: Michael P. Braun, Thomas Datzmann, Thomas Arndt, Matthias Reinschmidt, Heinz Schnitker, Norbert Bahr, Hedwig Sauer-Gürth, Michael Wink
• E-Jahr: 2019
• Jahr: MAR 4 2019
• Umfang: 16 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 27.03.2019
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Zootaxa
• Ort Quelle: Auckland, New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2001
• Jahr Quelle: 2019
• Band/Heft Quelle: 4563(2019), 3, Seite 547-562
• ISSN Quelle: 1175-5334
• DOI: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.3.8
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Mascarinus
• Sach-SW: Alexandrinus
• Sach-SW: Aves
• Sach-SW: Belocercus
• Sach-SW: Himalayapsitta
• Sach-SW: Nicopsitta
• Sach-SW: Palaeornis
• Sach-SW: paraphyletic genus/species
• Sach-SW: species split
• K10plus-PPN: 166244057X

Abstract

The long-tailed parakeets of the genus Psittacula Cuvier, 1800 have thus far been regarded as a homogeneous and monophyletic group of parrots. We used nucleotide sequences of two genetic markers (mitochondrial CYTB, nuclear RAG-1) to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of Psittacula and closely related species. We found that the Asian genus Psittacula is apparently paraphyletic because two genera of short-tailed parrots, Psittinus Blyth, 1842 and Tanygnathus Wagler, 1832, cluster within Psittacula, as does Mascarinus Lesson, 1830. To create monophyletic genera, we propose recognition of the following genera: Himalayapsitta Braun, 2016 for P. himalayana, P. finschii, P. roseata, and P. cyanocephala; Nicopsitta Braun, 2016 for P. columboides and P. calthrapae; Belocercus S. Müller, 1847 for P. longicauda; Psittacula Cuvier, 1800 for P. alexandri and P. derbiana; Palaeornis Vigors, 1825 for P. wardi and P. eupatria; and Alexandrinus Braun, 2016 for P. krameri, P. exsul, and P. (eques) echo. Additionally, Psittacula krameri and P. alexandri are paraphyletic species, which should be split to form monophyletic species.