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Barcoding gap, but no support for cryptic speciation in the earthworm Aporrectodea longa (Clitellata: Lumbricidae).
Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis - 1 Mar 2017
Martinsson Svante, Rhodén Caroline, Erséus Christer
Abstract excerpt
DNA-barcoding, using the mitochondrial marker COI, has been found successful for the identification of specimens in many animal groups, but may not be suited for species discovery and delimitation if used alone. In this study, we investigate whether two observed COI haplogroups in the earthworm Aporrectodea longa correspond to two cryptic species or if the variation is intraspecific. This is done by complementing...
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