Genus level molecular phylogeny of Aegisthidae Gisbrecht, 1893 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) reveals morphological adaptations to deep-sea and plagic habitats

Abstract Background The family Aegisthidae is known as typical component of deep-sea hyperbenthic waters that gradually colonized other marine environments. The phylogenetic relationships within this family have been examined here including hyperbenthic, planktonic, benthic forms and two associated...

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Main Authors: Sahar Khodami, Nancy F. Mercado-Salas, Pedro Martìnez Arbizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-1594-x