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An example of how barcodes can clarify cryptic species: the case of the calanoid copepod Mastigodiaptomus albuquerquensis (Herrick).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gutiérrez-Aguirre Martha Angélica, Cervantes-Martínez Adrián, Elías-Gutiérrez Manuel
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BACKGROUND: The freshwater calanoid Mastigodiaptomus is a genus with high richness in the Americas and is composed of nine species, seven recorded in Mexico and four that are apparently endemic to small areas. Mastigodiaptomus albuquerquensis is a common, widely distributed species ranging from the southern USA to Central America. This species can be easily identified by a notable butterfly-like sclerotization on...
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