Morphological Characteristics and DNA Barcoding of the Rare Blanket Octopus <i>Tremoctopus violaceus</i> (Cephalopoda: Tremoctopodidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Morphological Characteristics and DNA Barcoding of the Rare Blanket Octopus <i>Tremoctopus violaceus</i> (Cephalopoda: Tremoctopodidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Tremoctopods are epipelagic argonautoid octopods characterized by their expanded dorsal webs and strong sexual size dimorphism, with dwarfed males. The scarcity of taxonomic features attributed to this genus presents a challenge, and there is growing evidence of species misidentification in <i>...

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Main Authors: Mirela Petrić, Branko Dragičević, Rino Stanić, Željka Trumbić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
octopods
16S rRNA
COI
phylogeny
morphometry
Adriatic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/794

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