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A closer look at the taxonomic and genetic diversity of endemic South African Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865.
PeerJ - 1 Jan 2023
Kara Jyothi, Molina-Acevedo Isabel C, Macdonald Angus, Zanol Joana, Simon Carol
Abstract excerpt
The current study investigates the final unresolved cosmopolitan species of Marphysa in South Africa, Marphysa corallina, collected from KwaZulu Natal, Eastern and Western Cape provinces, together with another species collected from northern KwaZulu Natal. Morphological and genetic data prove that M. corallina, originally described from Hawaii, does not occur in South Africa. The curvature of the inner base on...
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