Genetic barcoding of commercial Bêche-de-mer species (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 634-646

  Uthicke, Sven ^a   Byrne, Maria ^b   Conand, Chantal ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

B che de mer; Diversity and conservation; Invertebrate fishing; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ASPIDOCHIROTIDA; BOHADSCHIA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA ATRA; HOLOTHURIA FUSCOGILVA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954745679     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02826.x     Document Type: Article

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