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DNA barcoding highlights a cryptic species of grenadier Macrourus in the Southern Ocean

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posted on 2023-05-19, 09:56 authored by Smith, PJ, Steinke, D, McMillan, PJ, Stewart, AL, McVeagh, SM, de Astarloa, JMD, Dirk Welsford, Ward, RD
Although three species of the genus Macrourus are recognized in the Southern Ocean, DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial COI gene revealed four well-supported clades. These barcode data suggest the presence of an undescribed species, a conclusion supported by meristic and morphometric examination of specimens.

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Publication title

Journal of Fish Biology

Volume

78

Pagination

355-365

ISSN

0022-1112

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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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9600 Garsington Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 2Dg

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Copyright 2010 NIWA. Journal of Fish Biology © 2010 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles

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    Antarctic fisheriesCOImitochondrial DNAspecies identification

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