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SNP data reveals the complex and diverse evolutionary history of the blue-ringed octopus genus (Octopodidae: Hapalochlaena) in the Asia-Pacific.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2023
Whitelaw Brooke L, Finn Julian K, Zenger Kyall R, Cooke Ira R, Morse Peter, Strugnell Jan M
Abstract excerpt
The blue-ringed octopus species complex (Hapalochlaena spp.), known to occur from Southern Australia to Japan, currently contains four formally described species (Hapalochlaena maculosa, Hapalochlaena fasciata, Hapalochlaena lunulata and Hapalochlaena nierstraszi). These species are distinguished based on morphological characters (iridescent blue rings and/or lines) along with reproductive strategies. However,...
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