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Table 3 Recommendations for a provisional revised alpha taxonomy of Cichla

From: Simultaneous delimitation of species and quantification of interspecific hybridization in Amazonian peacock cichlids (genus cichla) using multi-locus data

mtDNA clade

Described species

Recommendation

A

Cicha temensis

consider valid

 

C. piquiti

consider valid

 

C. melaniae

consider valid

 

C. mirianae

consider valid*

 

C. vazzoleri

synonymize with C. pinima

 

C. thyrorus

synonymize with C. pinima

 

C. jariina

synonymize with C. pinima

B1

C. ocellaris

consider valid*

 

C. monoculus

synonymize with C. ocellaris*

 

C. nigromaculata

synonymize with C. ocellaris*

 

C. kelberi

synonymize with C. ocellaris*

 

C. pleiozona

synonymize with C. ocellaris*

B2

C. orinocensis

consider valid

 

C. intermedia

consider valid*

  1. Described species follow [25]. *May warrant further recognition of evolutionarily significant units.