A spectacular new species of seadragon (Syngnathidae)

The exploration of Earth's biodiversity is an exciting and ongoing endeavour. Here, we report a new species of seadragon from Western Australia with substantial morphological and genetic differences to the only two other known species. We describe it as Phyllopteryx dewysea n. sp. Although the...

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Main Authors: Josefin Stiller, Nerida G. Wilson, Greg W. Rouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140458