Molecular evidence for a new endemic species of Acartia (Copepoda, Calanoida) from the Southeast Pacific coast.

ABSTRACT: The loss of biodiversity in marine populations is one of the consequences of the increased events of extreme environmental conditions in the oceans, which can condition the persistence of populations to future scenarios of climate change. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to explore and monitor the genetic diversity of natural populations. In the Southeast Pacific Ocean (SEPO), specifically on the coast of Chile, the presence of the copepod Acartia tonsa has been indicated solely using morphological evidence, due to the absence of genetic information. In the present work, the genetic diversity, population structure and phylogenetic position within the genus Acartia, of populations identified morphologically as A. tonsa, was evaluated by amplification of the mitochondrial cytochrome c ox

SUBMITTER: Mesas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11137159 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature