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DNA barcoding of six Ceroplastes species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) from China.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Sept 2012
Deng Jun, Yu Fang, Zhang Tong-Xin, Hu Hao-Yuan, Zhu Chao-Dong, Wu San-An, Zhang Yan-Zhou
Abstract excerpt
Ceroplastes Gray (wax scales) is one of the genera of Coccidae, most species of which are considered to be serious economic pests. However, identification of Ceroplastes species is always difficult owing to the shortage of easily distinguishable morphological characters. Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences (or DNA barcodes) and the D2 expansion segments of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene 28S...
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