The genus Acanthochitona (Mollusca: Polylacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: morphological and molecular data

This work represents an attempt to resolve the confused and contradictory taxonomy of Mediterranean chitons of the genus Acanthochitona by analysing morphological (SEM observations of aesthetes, radula and girdle) and molecular data (COI, 12S, ITS1). Both analyses support the validity of the three s...

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Main Authors: Antonio Bonfitto, Bruno Dell’Angelo, Francesca Evangelisti, Bruno Sabelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2011-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1241