Wertheimerinae, Birindelli, 2014
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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/1982-0224-20120027 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC433D-FF81-C776-FC56-7BBCFC66F9BB |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Wertheimerinae |
status |
subfam. nov. |
Wertheimerinae , new subfamily
Included taxa. Kalyptodoras and Wertheimeria [type genus].
Diagnosis. The subfamily Wertheimerinae is diagnosed by the following characters: well-developed hyomandibular crest for levator arcus palatini muscle (#154: 1>2, exclusive), hyomandibula articulated with cranium only via sphenotic (#162: 1>2, also present in Acanthodoras and Agamyxis ), 12 or more ribs (#221: 1>2, also present in Centrodoras , Doraops , Lithodoras , Megalodoras , Oxydoras , and Pterodoras ).
Remarks. According to molecular data published by Arce et al. (2013), Franciscodoras should also be included in this subfamily as sister to Kalyptodoras . However, the present analysis recovered Franciscodoras as sister to all doradids, except Wertheimeria and Kalyptodoras . Due to the existing conflict of hypotheses regarding the phylogenetic position of Franciscodoras , the latter is herein considered as incertae sedis in Doradidae .
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