A contribution to the understanding of phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Octopus (Octopodidae: Cephalopoda)

Many species of the genus Octopus are important resources for fisheries worldwide. Its approximately 200 species show a strong similarity in structural morphology and a wide diversity in skin coloration and patterning, behaviour and life strategies that have hampered the study of phylogenetic relat...

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Main Authors: María Soledad Acosta-Jofré, Ricardo Sahade, Jürgen Laudien, Marina B. Chiappero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-06-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1340