AToL: Collaborative Research: Systematics of Cypriniformes, Earth's Most Diverse Clade of Freshwater Fishes

知识价值-这项研究将为鲤形目鱼类制定一个系统发育和分类，鲤形目是世界上最大的淡水鱼类群体，有3，285种已被描述，多达2，600种未被描述。 这一组包含小鱼，吸盘，泥鳅，河泥鳅和藻类食。 这些鱼类中的许多具有经济和科学重要性。 几种大型鲤鱼是亚洲重要的蛋白质来源，但矛盾的是，它们在北美是令人讨厌的入侵物种。 斑马鱼是发育生物学家的模式生物;黑头呆鱼被用作环境工作的指示物种;金鱼被生理学家广泛研究。 许多物种由水族馆饲养，这是一种具有巨大教育和经济影响的爱好。 我们的项目是国际范围内的27个合作者，包括一些最突出的cypriniform系统学家来自世界各地的地球仪。 该小组包括古生物学家，新生物学家，发育生物学家和分子系统学家。我们将使用一组细胞核和线粒体基因的基因组数据来开发基因组学，包括完整线粒体基因组的子集以及来自化石和现存物种的形态数据。更广泛的影响-包括发育信息在内的系统发育学将扩大以斑马鱼和其他模式物种为基础的工作范围，并将产生一个稳定的分类。我们将描述新物种，扩大我们对生物多样性的理解。我们的研究具有显着的更广泛的影响，超越了纯粹的研究与学生教育的系统学，进化，生物多样性，发展和形态学，国际合作，以及对模式生物如斑马鱼，黑头呆鱼和金鱼的关键信息。prnUNR和共同主要调查员来自不同的科学家群体（10人中有2人是女性; 10人中有2人是少数民族; 10人中有2人有身体残疾; 10人中有5人是新调查员），来自不同的机构（3所私立大学和4所公立大学;其中4所机构在EPSCoR管辖范围内）。将制作一个NOVA电视节目，并举行公开会议。信息将通过项目门户网站（http：//bio.slu.edu/mayden/cypriniformes/projects.html）以及常规科学出版物传播。

Intellectual Merit - This study will develop a phylogeny and classification for the fishes of the Order Cypriniformes, the largest group of entirely freshwater fishes in the world with 3,285 described, and as many as 2,600 undescribed species. This group contains the minnows, suckers, loaches, river loaches and algae eaters. Many of these fishes have economic and scientific importance. Several large carp are an important protein source in Asia, and paradoxically, are nuisance, invasive species in North America. The zebrafish is a model organism for developmental biologists; the fathead minnow is used as an indicator species in environmental work; and goldfish are widely studied by physiologists. Many species are kept by aquarists, a hobby that has vast educational and economic impacts. Our project is international in scope with 27 collaborators, including some of the most prominent cypriniform systematists from across the globe. The group includes paleontologists, neontologists, developmental biologists, and molecular systematists. We will develop phylogenies using genomic data for a set of nuclear and mitochondrial genes, including a subset of complete mitochondrial genomes as well as morphological data from fossil and extant species. Broader Impacts - The phylogeny, including the developmental information, will broaden the scope of work based on the zebrafish and other model species, and will produce a stable classification. We will describe new species, expanding our understanding of biodiversity. Our study has significant broader impacts beyond pure research with student education in systematics, evolution, biodiversity, development, and morphology, international collaboration, and critical information on model organisms like the zebrafish, fathead minnow, and goldfish. The prncipal and co-principal investigators reresent a diverse group of scientists at many career stages (2 of 10 are female; 2 of 10 are minorities; 2 of 10 have physical disabilities; 5 of 10 are new investigators) and come from diverse institutions (3 private universities and 4 public universities; 4 of the institutions are in EPSCoR jurisdictions). A NOVA television program will be produced and public meetings will be held. Information will be disseminated via a project web portal (http://bio.slu.edu/mayden/cypriniformes/projects.html) as well as conventional scientific publication.