RESUMO
The taxonomic history of the genus Lagothrix is complex, with molecular and morphological assessments giving conflicting results for the separation between its taxa. Phylogeographic studies of the most widely distributed species, Lagothrix lagotricha, have only been attempted recently and are limited to few individuals per collection site, many of which were captive making their geographical origin dubious. There is debate regarding the possibility of raising subspecies of Lagothrix lagotricha to the species level, therefore the geographical origin of samples is particularly relevant. In the present work we revisit the intraspecific phylogeography of L. lagotricha from northwestern South America, including the subspecies L. l. poeppiggi, L. l. lagotricha and L. l. lugens (sensu Fooden, 1963), using DNA sequence data from hypervariable region I of the mitochondrial control region (D-loop HVI). Our results suggest a complex picture in which there are well delimited evolutionary units that, nonetheless, do not correlate well with the morphological variation used to support the current delimitation of taxa. Additionally, we corroborate previous results showing a lack of reciprocal monophyly between the putative subspecies of Lagothrix lagotricha, and we propose that this may be due to ancestral polymorphism that has been maintained following the recent spread of woolly monkeys throughout the western Amazonian lowlands and into the inter-Andean region of Colombia.
Assuntos
Atelinae/classificação , Evolução Biológica , Filogenia , Animais , Atelinae/genética , Colômbia , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Haplótipos , Filogeografia , Análise de Sequência de DNA , América do SulRESUMO
El género Lagothrix se encuentra representado en Colombia por Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha y Lagothrix lagothricha lugens y siendo un género llamativo para el tráfico y caza, se han realizado varios trabajos encaminados a conocer sobre su ecología y ciclo de vida mostrando la importancia de este género en el ecosistema aunque sus características citogenéticas no han sido bien estudiadas. En este trabajo se analizaron 18 individuos (seis, L. l. lugens y 12 L. L. lagothricha) en cautiverio provenientes de zoológicos y centros de rescate, en los que por medio de técnicas de cultivo de sangre periférica y bandaje cromosómico G, C, R, Q y NOR se determinó un cariotipo estándar de 2n=62 para todos los individuos con dos variantes de éste también conocidos como cariomorfos que se originan por la diferencia en su número fundamental (NF), debido a una inversión pericéntrica en el par cromosómico 24. Dentro de estos cariomorfos se encontraron polimorfismos en varios pares cromosómicos que no fueron determinantes para diferenciar subespecies en los individuos trabajados, por lo que se recomienda revisar la taxonomía del género.
The genus Lagothrix is represented in Colombia by Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha and Lagothrix lagothricha lugens but their cytogenetic features have not been well characterized. We studied 18 captive individuals (6, L. l. lugens and 12, L. L. lagothricha) from zoos and rescue centers, using techniques of peripheral blood culture and G, C, R, Q and NOR chromosome banding. We determined the standard karyotype 2n = 62 for all analyzed individuals with two karyotype variants (also known as karyomorphs) that showed different fundamental numbers due to a pericentric inversion on chromosome pair 24. Within these karyomorphs other polymorphisms were found in several pairs that were not crucial to distinguishing subspecies. We recommend reviewing the taxonomy of the genus especially at the subspecies level.