A mega-cryptic species complex hidden among one of the most common annelids in the North East Atlantic.

We investigate mitochondrial (COI, 16S rDNA) and nuclear (ITS2, 28S rDNA) genetic structure of North East Atlantic lineages of Terebellides, a genus of sedentary annelids mainly inhabiting continental shelf and slope sediments. We demonstrate the presence of more than 25 species of which only seven...

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Main Authors: Arne Nygren, Julio Parapar, Joan Pons, Karin Meißner, Torkild Bakken, Jon Anders Kongsrud, Eivind Oug, Daria Gaeva, Andrey Sikorski, Robert André Johansen, Pat Ann Hutchings, Nicolas Lavesque, Maria Capa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6010226?pdf=render