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DNA barcoding of marine metazoa.
Annual review of marine science - 1 Jan 2011
Bucklin Ann, Steinke Dirk, Blanco-Bercial Leocadio
Abstract excerpt
More than 230,000 known species representing 31 metazoan phyla populate the world's oceans. Perhaps another 1,000,000 or more species remain to be discovered. There is reason for concern that species extinctions may out-pace discovery, especially in diverse and endangered marine habitats such as coral reefs. DNA barcodes (i.e., short DNA sequences for species recognition and discrimination) are useful tools to...
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