The genus Pycnoclavella (Ascidiacea) in the Atlanto-Mediterranean region: A combined molecular and morphological approach

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-205

  Pérez Portela, Rocío ^a   Duran, Sandra ^a   Palacín, Cruz ^a   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clavelina; COI; Cryptic species; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; INVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ASCIDIACEA; CLAVELINA; CLAVELINA NANA; PYCNOCLAVELLA; PYCNOCLAVELLA AURILUCENS;

EID: 34249005186     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS06015     Document Type: Article

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