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Title:

A DNA sequence-based approach to the identification of shark and ray species and its implications for global elasmobranch diversity and parasitology / G.J.P. Naylor ... [et al.].

Publisher:

American Museum of Natural History,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Sharks--Molecular aspects.--Molecular aspects.
Rays (Fishes)--Molecular aspects.--Molecular aspects.
Sharks--Genetics.
Rays (Fishes)--Genetics.
Chondrichthyes--Parasites--Identification.
Host-parasite relationships.
Coevolution.
Chondrichthyes--Geographical distribution.
Chondrichthyes--Variation.
Chondrichthyes--Phylogeny.
Marine biodiversity.
Nucleotide sequence.
Mitochondrial DNA.
NAD (Coenzyme)

Other Authors:

Naylor, Gavin J. P.

Notes:

"Issued June 21, 2012." Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-121).

Summary:

In an effort to provide a framework for the accurate identification of elasmobranchs, driven in large part by the needs of parasitological studies, a comprehensive survey of DNA sequences derived from the mitochondrial NADH2 gene was conducted for elasmobranchs collected from around the world. Analysis was based on sequences derived from 4283 specimens representing an estimated 574 (of ~1221) species (305 sharks, 269 batoids), each represented by 1 to 176 specimens, in 157 (of 193 described) elasmobranch genera in 56 (of 57 described) families of elasmobranchs (only Hypnidae was not represented). A total of 1921 (44.9%) of the samples were represented by vouchers and/or images available in an online host specimen database. A representative sequence for each of the 574 species identified in this survey, as well as an additional 11 sequences for problematic complexes, has been deposited in GenBank.

Series:

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 0003-0090 ; no. 367

OCLC:

(OCoLC)796937131

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)