Molecular analysis separates the Atlantic population of Montagu's stellate barnacle into two cryptic species

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 654 - 661
• Main Authors: Bronstein, Omri, Motro, Uzi, Simon‐Blecher, Noa, Ndao, Papa Demba, Savaya, Amit, Achituv, Yair
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Chthamalus montagui; COI protein; Cryptic species; Geographical distribution; Marine crustaceans; Ocean circulation; Population studies; Populations; rRNA; Shores; Taxonomy; Upwelling; West Africa; Europe; Mauritania
• ISSN: 0300-3256; 1463-6409
• DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12621

The distribution of the intertidal barnacle Chthamalus montagui spans the West Mediterranean Sea and the Northeast Atlantic shores of Europe and West Africa. Knowledge of the phylogeography of this species has been limited to the Mediterranean and the European shores of the Atlantic. The present stu...