Morphological Differences between Larvae of the Ciona intestinalis Species Complex: Hints for a Valid Taxonomic Definition of Distinct Species

Morphological Differences between Larvae of the Ciona intestinalis Species Complex: Hints for a Valid Taxonomic Definition of Distinct Species

The cosmopolitan ascidian Ciona intestinalis is the most common model species of Tunicata, the sister-group of Vertebrata, and widely used in developmental biology, genomics and evolutionary studies. Recently, molecular studies suggested the presence of cryptic species hidden within the C. intestina...

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Main Authors: Pennati, Roberta, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Brunetti, Riccardo, Caicci, Federico, Gasparini, Fabio, Griggio, Francesca, Sato, Atsuko, Stach, Thomas, Kaul-Strehlow, Sabrina, Gissi, Carmela, Manni, Lucia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425531/

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