Molecular taxonomy confirms that the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea harbor a single lancelet, Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas, 1774) (Cephalochordata: Leptocardii: Branchiostomatidae)

Branchiostomatidae (lancelets or amphioxus) comprises about 30 species, several of which are well-established models in evolutionary development. Our zoological and ecological knowledge of the family is nonetheless limited. Despite evident differences can be found among known populations, the taxono...

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Atlantic Ocean
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Genera
Genes
Genomes
Geographical distribution
Intestine
Invertebrates
Lancelets - classification
Lancelets - genetics
Larvae
Marine ecology
Markov analysis
Mediterranean Sea
Mitochondria - genetics
Morphology
Multilocus Sequence Typing
New records
Pharynx
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Research and Analysis Methods
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Species
Species diversity
Taxonomy
Vertebrates
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Atlantic Ocean
Biology and Life Sciences
Branchiostoma lanceolatum
Cephalochordata
Coasts
Computer and Information Sciences
Developmental biology
DNA - genetics
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Evolution
Genera
Genes
Genomes
Geographical distribution
Intestine
Invertebrates
Lancelets - classification
Lancelets - genetics
Larvae
Marine ecology
Markov analysis
Mediterranean Sea
Mitochondria - genetics
Morphology
Multilocus Sequence Typing
New records
Pharynx
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Research and Analysis Methods
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Species
Species diversity
Taxonomy
Vertebrates
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