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A multigene and morphological analysis expands the diversity of the seabod shrimp Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869 (Decapoda: Penaeidae), with descriptions of two new species.
Scientific reports - 25 Oct 2019
Carvalho-Batista Abner, Terossi Mariana, Zara Fernando J, Mantelatto Fernando L, Costa Rogerio C
Abstract excerpt
After being stable for nearly a century, the taxonomic history of the genus Xiphopenaeus has been marked by many changes in the last three decades. The taxonomic status of the Atlantic species has a low resolution, and many species are still undefined and grouped as cryptic species. Here we employed an integrative approach to define the species of Xiphopenaeus and the morphological characters needed to...
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