Multigene molecular systematics confirm species status of morphologically convergent Pagurus hermit crabs.

<h4>Introduction</h4>In spite of contemporary morphological taxonomy appraisals, apparent high morphological similarity raises uncertainty about the species status of certain Pagurus hermit crabs. This is exemplified between two European species, Pagurus excavatus (Herbst, 1791) and Pagu...

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Main Authors: Joana Matzen da Silva, Antonina Dos Santos, Marina R Cunha, Filipe O Costa, Simon Creer, Gary R Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22174780/?tool=EBI