DNA uncovers Antarctic nemertean biodiversity and exposes a decades-old cold case of asymmetric inventory

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Mahon, Andrew R ^a,b   Thornhill, Daniel J ^a,c   Norenburg, Jon L ^d   Halanych, Kenneth M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S; Antarctica; Biodiversity; Cryptic species; Larvae

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLOBAL CHANGE; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

HETERONEMERTEA; NEMERTEA; PARBORLASIA CORRUGATUS; PILIDIUM;

EID: 75049083264     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0696-0     Document Type: Article

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