Name - Poecilia (Mollienesia)

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:300925 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Poecilia (Mollienesia) LeSueur 1821

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Subgenus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Checklist and key to the mollies of Mexico (Pisces: Poeciliidae: Poecilia, subgenus Mollieneisa).
• Mating signal divergence, sexual selection, and species recognition in mollies (Poeciliidae: Poecilia: Mollienesia).
• Phylogenetic analyses of the subgenus Mollienesia (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) reveal taxonomic inconsistencies, cryptic biodiversity, and spatio-temporal aspects of diversification in Middle America.
• In love and war: The morphometric and phylogenetic basis of ornamentation, and the evolution of male display behavior, in the livebearer genus Poecilia.
• Population level genetic divergence and phylogenetic placement of Mexican shortfin mollies (Mollienesia Poecilia: Poeciliidae).

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