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Molecular and morphological signatures for extreme environmental adaptability of the invasive mussel Brachidontes pharaonis (Fischer, 1870).
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Oct 2020
Mohammed-Geba Khaled, Sheir Sherin K, El-Aziz Hamed Elsayed Abd, Galal-Khallaf Asmaa
Abstract excerpt
Brachidontes pharaonis (Bivalvia:Mytilidae) is one of the most successful Lessepsian migrants. Its extensive populations' expansion and phenotypic plasticity might reshape the Mediterranean biodiversity. Individuals of B. pharaonis were collected from various sites in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea in Egypt. Species-specific primers for Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1 gene were designed. They were applied for...
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