Diversity of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera: Monogononta) in Iran through integrative taxonomy

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 233-244

  Malekzadeh Viayeh, Reza ^a   Pak Tarmani, Razieh ^a   Rostamkhani, Nasim ^a   Fontaneto, Diego ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

COI gene; DNA taxonomy; Morphology; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; LORICA; MONOGONONTA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 84893708529     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12106     Document Type: Article

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