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We demonstrated that the spionid annelids Polydora uncinata and P. hoplura were the same species using morphological characteristics and molecular sequences. These two species are well known as harmful invaders for some commercially important mollusks.
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Why is it important?
It is very important to prevent misidentification and confusion of the species especially in harmful invaders not only from the viewpoint of aquaculture but also from species diversity issue.
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This page is a summary of: And then there was one: Polydora uncinata and Polydora hoplura (Annelida: Spionidae), the problematic polydorid pest species represent a single species, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, July 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s002531541600093x.
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