| phylogenetics of the australasian mudfishes: evolution of an eel-like body plan. | the mudfish genus neochanna (osmeriformes: galaxiidae) contains six species that exhibit varying degrees of morphological and ecological adaptation to life in swampy conditions. here, we present the first molecular phylogenetic analysis (16s rrna+cytochrome b; 1681bp) of the entire genus to (1) test for monophyly of australian and new zealand taxa and (2) elucidate morphological character evolution. in addition, we analyse a matrix of 21 morphological characters to test for congruence between mi ... | 2005 | 16137896 |