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Multigene molecular systematics confirm species status of morphologically convergent Pagurus hermit crabs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Matzen da Silva Joana, Dos Santos Antonina, Cunha Marina R, Costa Filipe O, Creer Simon, Carvalho Gary R
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INTRODUCTION: In spite of contemporary morphological taxonomy appraisals, apparent high morphological similarity raises uncertainty about the species status of certain Pagurus hermit crabs. This is exemplified between two European species, Pagurus excavatus (Herbst, 1791) and Pagurus alatus (Fabricius 1775), whose species status is still difficult to resolve using morphological criteria alone....
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