Identification of pre-flexion fish larvae from the western South Atlantic using DNA barcoding and morphological characters.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge on species composition is the first step necessary for the proper conservation and management of biological resources and ecologically relevant species. High species diversity and a lack of diagnostic characters for some groups can impose difficulties for taxonomic identification through traditional methodologies, and ichthyoplankton (fish larvae and eggs) are a good example of such a scenario. With more than 35.000 valid species of fishes worldwide and overall similar anatomies in early developmental stages in closely related groups, fish larvae are often hard to be identified at the species or even more encompassing taxonomic levels. To overcome this situation, molecular techniques have been applied, with different markers tested over the years. Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) is

SUBMITTER: Pozzobon APB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11283777 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature