Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United Kingdom · Academic

Extensive cryptic diversity of giant clams (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) revealed by DNA-sequence-based species delimitation approaches with new data from Hainan Island, South China Sea

Jun Liu, Dan Cui, Hui Wang, Jiawei Chen, Helu Liu, Haibin Zhang · Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2020

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Authors: Jun Liu (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China); Dan Cui (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China); Hui Wang (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China); Jiawei Chen (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China); Helu Liu (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China); Haibin Zhang (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Sanya, 572000, China)
Published: Feb 2020
Venue: Journal of Molluscan Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Source type: Peer-reviewed article
Place of publication: United Kingdom · Academic
Original language: English
Access: Access conditions unknown
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyz033
Topics: Marine environment & ecology
Regions: South China Sea (whole)
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The study uses DNA sequences to delimit giant clam species, incorporating new samples from Hainan Island. The authors examine diversity that may be difficult to distinguish morphologically.

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