Molecular data raise the possibility of cryptic species in the Brazilian endemic prawn Macrobrachiumpotiuna (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)

Molecular data raise the possibility of cryptic species in the Brazilian endemic prawn Macrobrachiumpotiuna (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)

A recent taxonomic revision indicated that Macrobrachiumpotiuna, an endemic prawn in Brazilian freshwater drainages, exhibits wide morphological variability along its limited geographical distribution. However, in some cases, taxonomic doubts at the species level have no clear morphological resoluti...

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Main Authors: Fabrício L de Carvalho, Leonardo G Pileggi, Fernando L Mantelatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2013-09-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Subjects:
ecología evolutiva
crustáceos dulceacuícolas
variabilidad genética
filogenia
especiación simpátrica
Palaemonidae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2013000400007&lng=en&tlng=en

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