DNA barcoding validates new sightings of Tridacna elongatissima in Tanzania and Mozambique (Western Indian Ocean)
Velkeneers, X.; Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Huyghe, F.; Nehemia, A.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2022). DNA barcoding validates new sightings of Tridacna elongatissima in Tanzania and Mozambique (Western Indian Ocean). Coral Reefs 41: 837-842. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02217-y
In: Coral Reefs. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg; New York. ISSN 0722-4028; e-ISSN 1432-0975, more
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| Keywords |
Tridacna elongatissima Bianconi, 1856 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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COI; mtDNA; Phylogenetics |
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- Velkeneers, X., more
- Dissanayake, P.A.K.N., more
- Huyghe, F., more
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- Nehemia, A., more
- Ratsimbazafy, H.A., more
- Kochzius, M., more
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| Abstract |
There are currently 12 recognised extant species of giant clams (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) inhabiting the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Six species have been newly described or rediscovered since 1982, such as the recently resurrected species Tridacna elongatissima in the Western Indian Ocean. In order to investigate the distribution range of this species, 24 specimens have been collected and identified by DNA barcoding. This study provides the first record for T. elongatissima in Tanzania and expands both the northern (Zanzibar, Tanzania) and southern (Ponta de Ouro, Mozambique) ranges of this species. |
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