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SUBMITTER: Han SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704180 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Han Sang-Yun SY Kim Jin-Koo JK Kai Yoshiaki Y Senou Hiroshi H
ZooKeys 20171031 712
Morphological and molecular analyses were conducted on 182 specimens belonging to the <i>Hippocampus coronatus</i> complex (<i>H. coronatus</i> sensu lato), collected in Korea and Japan 1933-2015, in order to clarify the taxonomic status of the species within this complex. Three species are recognized based on the shape of the coronet, the number of trunk rings (TrR) and tail rings (TaR), and presence or absence of a wing-tip spine (WS) at the dorsal fin base. <i>Hippocampus coronatus</i> Temmin ...[more]