Genetic Evidence Confirms That the Porostomate Nudibranch <i>Dendrodoris gunnamatta</i> Allan, 1932 Is a Morphotype of <i>Dendrodoris krusensternii</i> (Gray, 1850) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)
Conspecificity of the morphologically-similar, sympatric nudibranch species <i>Dendrodoris gunnamatta</i> (Allen, 1932) and <i>Dendrodoris krusensternii</i> (Gray, 1850) was tested using sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene. Data analysis supports the presence of phenotypi...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Taxonomy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/1/2/12 |
| Summary: | Conspecificity of the morphologically-similar, sympatric nudibranch species <i>Dendrodoris gunnamatta</i> (Allen, 1932) and <i>Dendrodoris krusensternii</i> (Gray, 1850) was tested using sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene. Data analysis supports the presence of phenotypic polymorphy in <i>D. krusensternii</i> where specimens from large estuaries and embayments in central New South Wales, Australia either lack or have highly reduced sky-blue ocellae. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-6500 |