speciation. Thoracostoma trachygaster is commonly found in kelp holdfasts along the
California coastline and was recently shown to consist of at least two distinct molecular
clades (I and II). Here, we provide detailed morphological analysis of both clades, based on
measurements taken from video vouchers of respectively eight and 16 individuals from the
previous study, as well as 80 newly collected specimens from four Californian beaches. The …
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Nematode diversity may seriously be underestimated when taking into account cryptic
speciation. Thoracostoma trachygaster is commonly found in kelp holdfasts along the
California coastline and was recently shown to consist of at least two distinct molecular
clades (I and II). Here, we provide detailed morphological analysis of both clades, based on
measurements taken from video vouchers of respectively eight and 16 individuals from the
previous study, as well as 80 newly collected specimens from four Californian beaches. The …