First confirmed record ofMolasp. A in the western Mediterranean Sea: morphological, molecular and parasitological findings

Autor: Yusuke Yamanoue, A. E. Ahuir-Baraja, L. Kubicek
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Fish Biology. 90:1133-1141
ISSN: 0022-1112
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13247
Popis: Recent molecular and morphological studies suggest the existence of at least three species of Mola (Mola spp. A, B and C). Currently, only Mola mola and Mola ramsayi are formally accepted and species A, B or C have not been assigned to these thus far. In this study, a large ocean sunfish in the western Mediterranean Sea was analysed molecularly and morphologically, identified as Mola sp. A and a detailed account of the specimen's parasite load is reported.
Databáze: OpenAIRE