Not as clear as expected: what genetic data tell about Southern Hemisphere corellids (Ascidiacea: Phlebobranchia)

• Published in: Journal of Natural History
• Main Authors: Alurralde, Roque Gastón, de Aranzamendi, Maria Carla, Taverna, Anabela Jesús, Maggioni, Tamara, Tatian, Marcos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ASCIDIANS; COI GENE; CORELLA; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA; TAXONOMY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/87094

The morphology of corellids (Ascidiacea) has led to numerous misidentifications and wrong taxonomic decisions over the last century. Paradoxically, the morphology has also enabled new species to be identified and ancient entities to be re-established in the Southern Hemisphere. There are many exampl...