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Cyclestheria hislopi (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): a group of morphologically cryptic species with origins in the Cretaceous.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2013
Schwentner Martin, Clavier Simon, Fritsch Martin, Olesen Jørgen, Padhye Sameer, Timms Brian V, Richter Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Cyclestheria hislopi is thought to be the only extant species of Cyclestherida. It is the sister taxon of all Cladocera and displays morphological characteristics intermediate of Spinicaudata and Cladocera. Using one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear (EF1α and 28S rRNA) markers, we tested the hypothesis that C. hislopi represents a single circumtropic species. South American (French Guiana), Asian (India,...
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