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Molecular systematics of shrimp (Decapoda: Bresiliidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents, I: Enigmatic "small orange" shrimp from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are juvenile Rimicaris exoculata.
Molecular marine biology and biotechnology - 1 Jun 1998
Shank T M, Lutz R A, Vrijenhoek R C
Abstract excerpt
Independent species descriptions of a "small orange" caridean shrimp found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge have created the synonymous names Iorania concordia Vereshchaka 1996b and Rimicaris aurantiaca Martin et al. 1997. Our genetic analyses involving allozymes and mitochondrial DNA sequences reveal that the "small orange" shrimp described in these studies are a juvenile form of...
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