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Blue mussels of the Mytilus edulis species complex from South America: The application of species delimitation models to DNA sequence variation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Oyarzún Pablo A, Toro Jorge E, Nuñez José J, Suárez-Villota Elkin Y, Gardner Jonathan P A
Abstract excerpt
Smooth-shelled blue mussels, Mytilus spp., have a worldwide antitropical distribution and are ecologically and economically important. Mussels of the Mytilus edulis species complex have been the focus of numerous taxonomic and biogeographical studies, in particular in the Northern hemisphere, but the taxonomic classification of mussels from South America remains unclear. The present study analysed 348 mussels...
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