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| Menezes,Natália Matos de; Neves,Elizabeth Gerardo; Barros,Francisco; Kikuchi,Ruy Kenji Papa de; Johnsson,Rodrigo. |
| The morphology of sessile invertebrates, such as scleractinian corals, can be controlled by environmental and genetic mechanisms and, consequently, it is highly variable. Morphological variation has puzzled taxonomists by posing challenges to species classification within cryptic species complexes. The 'Atlantic Siderastrea Complex' is a suitable example. Because of overlapping diagnostic traits, the morphological interspecific limits of this group remain controversial and often resulted in doubtful synonyms. In addition, the recent identification of the Caribbean S. radians in the Southwestern Atlantic has revealed that intraspecific variation has been equivocally assessed. Traditionally, hierarchical categories of variation have been the criteria used to... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Systematics; Siderastrea radians; Morphological variation; Biogeographic expansion; South Atlantic. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032013000100012 |
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