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Evolutionary divergence of geographic subspecies within the scalloped spiny lobster Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus 1758).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lavery Shane D, Farhadi Ahmad, Farahmand Hamid, Chan Tin-Yam, Azhdehakoshpour Ashkan, Thakur Vibhavari, Jeffs Andrew G
Abstract excerpt
Panulirus homarus is an economically important spiny lobster that is widespread through the Indo-West Pacific Region, but has an uncertain taxonomic status, with three or four geographic subspecies having been described. This study used mitochondrial (16S, COI and control region) and nuclear (18S, ITS-1) DNA sequences to examine specimens of all putative subspecies and forms from throughout their range, in order...
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