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Into the deep: a phylogenetic approach to the bivalve subclass Protobranchia.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2013
Sharma Prashant P, Zardus John D, Boyle Elizabeth E, González Vanessa L, Jennings Robert M, McIntyre Erin, Wheeler Ward C, Etter Ron J, Giribet Gonzalo
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A molecular phylogeny of Protobranchia, the subclass of bivalve mollusks sister to the remaining Bivalvia, has long proven elusive, because many constituent lineages are deep-sea endemics, which creates methodological challenges for collecting and preserving genetic material. We obtained 74 repre...
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