Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2834463 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Nucleotide sequences from the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene were used to test for genetic differentiation in the rocky intertidal isopod crustacean, Ligia occidentalis (Ligiidae), from the eastern Pacific. Phylogenetic analyses showed that individuals of L. occidentalis from southern California, USA to Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico partitioned into 15 highly-divergent clades. Mean Kimura 2-parameter (K2P) genetic distances among clades ranged from 13.2% to 26.7%. These values are similar to interspecific genetic distances found in a wide variety of crustaceans, including Ligia spp., suggesting that the taxon L. occidentalis represents a complex of cryptic species.
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Authors
Therese A. Markow, Edward Pfeiler,