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DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity in the peanut worm Sipunculus nudus.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Jul 2013
Hsu Te-Hua, Ning Yue, Gwo Jin-Chywan, Zeng Zhi-Nan
Abstract excerpt
Peanut worm (Sipunculus nudus) is a cosmopolitan species mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal waters. Analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences among S. nudus from GenBank revealed high genetic variation (p-distance, 0.115-0.235; k2p, 0.128-0.297) and paraphyletic relationships. These indicated misidentification and/or cryptic diversity may be present in...
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