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Molecular insights into the taxonomic status of Coris atlantica (Pisces: Labridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2000

Thomas Guillemaud ,
Maria L. Cancela ,
Pedro Afonso ,
Telmo Morato ,
Ricardo S. Santos  and
Peter Wirtz
Thomas Guillemaud
Affiliation:
Universidade do Algarve, CCMar/UCTRA, P-8000 Faro, Portugal USVE, INRA, 123 Bd Francis Meilland, BP 2078, 06606 Antibes Cedex, France
Maria L. Cancela
Affiliation:
Universidade do Algarve, CCMar/UCTRA, P-8000 Faro, Portugal
Pedro Afonso
Affiliation:
Universidade dos Açores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, P-9900, Horta (Açores), Portugal
Telmo Morato
Affiliation:
Universidade dos Açores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, P-9900, Horta (Açores), Portugal
Ricardo S. Santos
Affiliation:
Universidade dos Açores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, P-9900, Horta (Açores), Portugal
Peter Wirtz
Affiliation:
Universidade dos Açores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, P-9900, Horta (Açores), Portugal
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Abstract

A molecular genetic analysis of Coris julis from different sites in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic and C. atlantica from the Cabo Verde Islands was applied to infer phylogenetic relationships between the taxa. More precisely, partial 12S mitochondrial rDNA sequence data were used in maximum parsimony, neighbour-joining, and maximum likelihood analysis to generate phylogenetic trees. The polymorphism observed indicated an important differentiation between the C. atlantica and C. julis specimens and supported the existence of two different species.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 929 - 933
Copyright
2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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