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Molecular systematics of the Kakaducarididae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2008
Page Timothy J, Short John W, Humphrey Christopher L, Hillyer Mia J, Hughes Jane M
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The systematic relationships of the freshwater shrimp family, Kakaducarididae, were examined using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Combined nuclear (18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, Histone) and mitochondrial (16S rDNA) analyses placed the kakaducaridid genera, Kakaducaris and Leptopalaemon, as a strongly supported clade within the Palaemonidae, in a close relationship with the genus Macrobrachium. Monophyly of the...
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