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A new approach to an old conundrum--DNA barcoding sheds new light on phenotypic plasticity and morphological stasis in microsnails (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Carychiidae).
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Mar 2011
Weigand Alexander M, Jochum Adrienne, Pfenninger Markus, Steinke Dirk, Klussmann-Kolb Annette
Abstract excerpt
The identification of microsnail taxa based on morphological characters is often a time-consuming and inconclusive process. Aspects such as morphological stasis and phenotypic plasticity further complicate their taxonomic designation. In this study, we demonstrate that the application of DNA barcoding can alleviate these problems within the Carychiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). These microsnails are a taxon of the...
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