Manta alfredi (Reef Manta Ray) is distinguished from M. birostris ( Walbaum, 1792), that occur circumglobally in tropical and subtropical seas ( Marshall, Compagno & Bennett, 2009). The genus Manta currently comprises two recently re-described species, Manta alfredi ( Krefft, 1868) and M. Formal naming of the Yucatán Manta Ray cannot yet be assigned until an in-depth taxonomic study and further confirmation of the genetic identity of existing type specimens has been performed. birostris appears quite recent (<100,000 YBP) following fit to an Isolation-with-Migration model, with additional support for asymmetrical gene flow from M. Divergence of the genetically distinct Yucatán Manta Ray from M. birostris signatures among Yucatán Manta Rays. birostris, or the retention of ancestral M. The latter suggests the potential for either introgressive hybridization between Yucatán Manta Rays and M. Herein referred to as the Yucatán Manta Ray, these individuals form two genetically distinct groups: (1) a group of mtDNA haplotypes divergent (0.78%) from the currently recognized Manta birostris and M. alfredi species, and (2) a group possessing mtDNA haplotypes of M. ![]() Individuals of the genus Manta from Isla Holbox are markedly different from the other described manta rays in their morphology, habitat preference, and genetic makeup. We present genetic and morphometric support for a third, distinct, and recently diverged group of Manta ray that appears resident to the Yucatán coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A potential third Manta Ray species near the Yucatán Peninsula? Evidence for a recently diverged and novel genetic Manta group from the Gulf of Mexico. Cite this article Hinojosa-Alvarez S, Walter RP, Diaz-Jaimes P, Galván-Magaña F, Paig-Tran EM. ![]() For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited. Licence This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. 5 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México DOI 10.7717/peerj.2586 Published Accepted Received Academic Editor James Reimer Subject Areas Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Studies, Genetics, Marine Biology, Taxonomy Keywords Manta alfredi, Yucatán manta ray, ND5, Genetic divergence, Manta birostris Copyright © 2016 Hinojosa-Alvarez et al.
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