A star is torn—molecular analysis divides the Mediterranean population of Poli’s stellate barnacle, Chthamalus stellatus (Cirripedia, Chtamalidae)

Poli’s stellate barnacle, Chthamalus stellatus Poli, populates the Mediterranean Sea, the North-Eastern Atlantic coasts, and the offshore Eastern Atlantic islands. Previous studies have found apparent genetic differences between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean populations of C. stellatus, suggest...

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Main Authors: Yaron Tikochinski, Sharon Tamir, Noa Simon-Blecher, Uzi Motro, Yair Achituv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
EF1
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11826.pdf