Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene sequences support an Asian origin for the Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata
The Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck, 1819) was long assumed to be native to the northeastern Atlantic, however, a number of lines of evidence now indicate that it is a close relative, or identical, to the Asian Pacific oyster C. gigas (Thunberg, 1793). Three hypotheses have been prop...
Published in: | Marine Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
1998
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/42028 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270050341 |