Molecular-based method to distinguish the sibling species hemigrapsus penicillatus and hemigrapsus takanoi (Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-581

  Yamasaki, Izumi ^a   Doi, Wataru ^a   Mingkid, Winda Mercedes ^b   Yokota, Masashi ^c   Strussmann, Carlos Augusto ^c   Watanabe, Seiichi ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b SAM RATULANGI UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemigrapsus; invasion; mtDNA; RFLP; sibling species

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; HEMIGRAPSUS; HEMIGRAPSUS PENICILLATUS; VARUNIDAE;

EID: 80054074933     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/10-3366.1     Document Type: Article

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