Molecular evidence for cryptic speciation in the Cyclophorus fulguratus (Pfeiffer, 1854) species complex (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) with description of new species

• Main Authors: Nantarat,N., Wade,C.M., Jeratthitikul,E., Sutcharit,C., Panha,S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84907817099&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38777
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014 Nantarat et al. A high degree of intraspecific variation, both genetic and in shell morphology, of the operculate land snail Cyclophorus fulguratus (Pfeiffer, 1854) suggests that its classification as a single species warrants reconsideration. We sequenced two nuclear (18S and 28S) and two mi...