CTOL SYMPOSIUM: SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE CYPRINIFORMES Tallinn, Estonia – September 2004 (presenting author indicated by *) 1. Arratia G. Ontogeny and phylogeny of teleosts with special reference to cypriniforms. 2. Mayden R. L. Systematics of Cypriniformes (Actinoptery GII, Ostariophysi)—an international National Science Foundation Tree of Life initiative. 3. Chang M. M. Fossil Cyprinoformes from China and its adjacent areas and their paleobiogeographical implications. 4. Arratia G.*, Mayden R. L. Implications for the phylogenetic reconstruction of relationships of cypriniformes using combined fossil and recent evidence. 5. Mayden R. L.The evolution of the Retractor Pharyngeus muscle system in cypriniformes. 6. Mabee P. M. Development and evolution of skeletal development in Zebrafish. 7. Miya M. *, Nishida M. Limits, inter- and intrarelationships of the otocephala (Clupeomorpha + Ostariophysi): a mitogenomic perspective. 8. Saitoh K. *, Miya M., Hanzawa N., Nakamura K., Nishida M. Mitogenomic exploration of familial or or subfamilial phylogenetic interrelationships among cypriniform fishes. 9. Clements M. D., Bart H. L. *, Doosey M. H., Hurley D. L. Utility of the growth hormone gene for estimating phylogenetic relationships among cypriniform fishes. 10. Liu H. Major groups of cypriniforms in East Asia and their relationships revealed by molecular data. (not able to attend) 11. Bogutskaya N. G. *, Naseka A. M.Vertebral structure in cyprinidae with special reference to leuciscinae: phylogenetic trends and ecological adaptations. 12. Coburn M. M. The Weberian Apparatus, a source of phylogenetic characters for the cypriniformes Tree of Life project. (presentation read by Paula Mabee*) 13. Mayden R. L., Harris P. M., Kuhajda B. R., Simons A. M., Wood R. M. * Phylogenetic relationships of the Shiner Clade: a species rich clade in the North American Phoxinin fauna. 14. Harris P. M. *, Mayden R. L. Interspecific phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships of the catostomidae, with comments on the sister group relationships of the family. 15. Fang F. *, Norén M., Kallersjo M. Kullander S. Phylogenetic relationship of the Danionin species (Cyprinidae: Rasborinae) inferred by morphological and molecular characters. 16. Bart H. L. *, Clements M. D., Blanton R. E., Doosey M. H., Piller K. R., Hurley D. L. Patterns of variation and relationships of living ictiobines (Cyrpiniformes: Catostomidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes. 17. Neely D. A. *, Blum M. J., Harris P. M., Mayden R. L. Phylogeography and molecular systematics of the cyprinid genus Campostoma. 18. Rabova M., Ráb P. *, Kotlik P., Bogutskya N.G. Cytotaxonomy of European cyprinid fish Pelecus Cultratus, with comments to concept of Howes’ subfamily Alburninae. 19. Golubtsov A. S. *, Skelton P. H., Shidlovsky K. M., Swartz E. R., Krysanov E. Yu. The discovery of a Pseudobarbus-like barb in the Bale Mountain Region, Ethiopia: an ancient trace of endemic South-African Cyprinids in the horn of Africa? 20. Getahun A. *, Stiassny M. L. J. Diversity and distribution of the African species of Garra (Pisces: Cyprinidae) and the monophyly of the genus. 21. Szlachciak J. *, Boron A. Comparative morphological characteristics of the species from the genus Leuciscus distributed in Poland. 22. Zardoya R., Doadrio I. Testing freshwater Lago Mare Dispersal Theory using cypriniform molecular phylogenies. (not able to attend) 23. Kottelat M. Brief overview of Cobitoid diversity. 24. Bohlen J. *, Perdices A., Doadrio I., Economidis P.S. Vicariance in Asia Minor and the Balkans as revealed by the phylogenetic history of spined loaches (Osteichthyes; Cobitidae). 25. Slechtova V. *, Bohlen J. Freyhof J. Extracting clades from the “Loach Bush”: Botiidae (Teleostei: Cobitoidea). 26. Vasil’ev V. P., Vasil’eva E. D. * Distribution patterns of diploid spined loach species (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Cypriniformes) and polyploid forms in FSU countries: the latest data. 27. Mayden, R.L. Cypriniformes Tree of Life – where do we go from here?