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First confirmed record ofMolasp. A in the western Mediterranean Sea: morphological, molecular and parasitological findings

Yusuke YamanoueA. E. Ahuir-barajaL. Kubicek

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0301 basic medicineMorphometricsbiologyEcologyOcean sunfishMola ramsayiAquatic Sciencebiology.organism_classification03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biologyD-loopMediterranean seaMolaEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

Recent molecular and morphological studies suggest the existence of at least three species of Mola (Mola spp. A, B and C). Currently, only Mola mola and Mola ramsayi are formally accepted and species A, B or C have not been assigned to these thus far. In this study, a large ocean sunfish in the western Mediterranean Sea was analysed molecularly and morphologically, identified as Mola sp. A and a detailed account of the specimen's parasite load is reported.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-19Journal of Fish Biology
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13247