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SUBMITTER: Van Der Bank H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3890686 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Der Bank Herman H Herbert Dai D Greenfield Richard R Yessoufou Kowiyou K
ZooKeys 20131230 365
The genus Oxystele, a member of the highly diverse marine gastropod superfamily Trochoidea, is endemic to southern Africa. Members of the genus include some of the most abundant molluscs on southern African shores and are important components of littoral biodiversity in rocky intertidal habitats. Species delimitation within the genus is still controversial, especially regarding the complex O. impervia / O. variegata. Here, we assessed species boundaries within the genus using DNA barcoding and p ...[more]