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Using molecular species delimitation methods, Dr. Fernando Á. Fernández-Álvarez, a post-doc at Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) in Barcelona, and his colleagues[1] found that what is currently described as Ommastrephes bartramii actually represents four different species. After examining previous descriptions in the literature, three synonymized names have been proposed for resurrection accordingly. This research comprises one of four chapters in Fernández-Álvarez’s Ph.D. thesis, and the manuscript is currently under preparation for submission to a journal.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library proved to be a vital resource for these research, allowing Fernández-Álvarez to easily locate literature about relevant synonymized names, many of which were published in the 19th century.
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Using molecular species delimitation methods, Dr. Fernando Á. Fernández-Álvarez, a post-doc at Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) in Barcelona, and his colleagues[1] found that what is currently described as Ommastrephes bartramii actually represents four different species. After examining previous descriptions in the literature, three synonymized names have been proposed for resurrection accordingly. This research comprises one of four chapters in Fernández-Álvarez’s Ph.D. thesis, and the manuscript is currently under preparation for submission to a journal.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library proved to be a vital resource for these research, allowing Fernández-Álvarez to easily locate literature about relevant synonymized names, many of which were published in the 19th century.
