Range extension for the region of sympatry between the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Hermissenda crassicornis in the northeastern Pacific

Range extension for the region of sympatry between the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Hermissenda crassicornis in the northeastern Pacific

The mollusc nudibranch genus Hermissenda Bergh, 1879 was recently discovered to include three pseudocryptic species, dividing a single species H. crassicornis (sensu lato) into H. crassicornis Escholtz, 1831, H. opalescens J.G. Cooper, 1863, and H. emurai Baba, 1937. The species were distinguished b...

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Main Authors: Emily M. Merlo, Kathryn A. Milligan, Nola B. Sheets, Christopher J. Neufeld, Tao M. Eastham, A.L. Ka’ala Estores-Pacheco, Dirk Steinke, Paul D.N. Hebert, Ángel Valdés, Russell C. Wyeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018-07-01
Series:FACETS
Subjects:
Hermissenda
distribution
pseudocryptic species
range shifts
Online Access:http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139%2Ffacets-2017-0060

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