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Phylogenetic prospecting for cryptic species of the genus Merluccius (Actinopterygii: Merlucciidae).
Scientific reports - 15 Mar 2021
Pérez Montse, Fernández-Míguez María, Matallanas Jesús, Lloris Domingo, Presa Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Hakes of the genus Merluccius include 11 valid species as well a number of rare morphotypes suspected to be "cryptic species". Concatenated nucDNA ITS1-rDNA and mtDNA cyt b sequences plus nested ITS1Nes sequences allowed to ascribe 14 specimens of nine rare morphotypes from the South Pacific and the South Atlantic to the phylogenetic backbone of this genus. Bayesian analyses pointed to M. bilinearis and M....
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