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Calcification traits for cryptic species identification: Insights into coralline biomineralization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Basso Daniela, Piazza Giulia, Bracchi Valentina Alice
Abstract excerpt
Calcareous red algae are foundation species and ecosystem engineers with a global distribution. The principles governing their calcification pathways are still debated and the morphological characters are frequently unreliable for species segregation, as shown by molecular genetics. The recent description of the new species Lithophyllum pseudoracemus, previously undetected and morphologically confused with...
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