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Morphology and molecules on opposite sides of the diversity gradient: four cryptic species of the Cliona celata (Porifera, Demospongiae) complex in South America revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear markers.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2012
de Paula Thiago Silva, Zilberberg Carla, Hajdu Eduardo, Lôbo-Hajdu Gisele
Abstract excerpt
A great number of marine organisms lack proper morphologic characters for identification and species description. This could promote a wide distributional pattern for a species morphotype, potentially generating many morphologically similar albeit evolutionarily independent worldwide lineages. This work aimed to estimate the genetic variation of South America populations of the Cliona celata species complex. We...
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