Cryptic diversity in Engaeus Erichson, Geocharax Clark and Gramastacus Riek (Decapoda:Parastacidae) revealed by mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 569-587

  Schultz, Mark B ^a   Smith, Sarah A ^a   Richardson, Alastair M M ^b   Horwitz, Pierre ^c   Crandall, Keith A ^d   Austin, Christopher M ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular taxonomy; Parastacid; Phylogenetics; South Australia; South eastern Australia; Tasmania; Tenuibranchiurus; Victoria

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; CRYPSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ASTACOIDEA; ENGAEUS; GEOCHARAX; GRAMASTACUS; PARASTACIDAE; TENUIBRANCHIURUS;

EID: 37348999617     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS07019     Document Type: Article

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