The cosmopolitan appendicularian Oikopleura dioica reveals hidden genetic diversity around the globe
A. Masunaga, M. J. Mansfield, Y. Tan, A. W. Liu, A. Bliznina, P. Barzaghi, T. L. Hodgetts, A. Ferrandez-Roldan, C. Canestro, T. Onuma, C. Plessy, N. M. Luscombe
This study identifies three cryptic species within Oikopleura dioica using molecular phylogenetics and reproductive isolation, revealing hidden genetic diversity in a globally distributed appendicularian.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2022Evolutionary Biology