Low endemism, continued deep-shallow interchanges, and evidence for cosmopolitan distributions in free-living marine nematodes (order Enoplida)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nematodes represent the most abundant benthic metazoa in one of the largest habitats on earth, the deep sea. Characterizing major patterns of biodiversity within this dominant group is a critical step towards understanding evolutiona...

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Main Authors: Thomas W Kelley, Bik Holly M, Lunt David H, Lambshead P John D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/389