Angel sharks (Squatina spp.) are distributed in warm temperate to tropical waters around the
world. Many species occur in shelf seas and exhibit seasonal inshore–offshore migrations …

Chondrichthyes occupy a key position in the phylogeny of vertebrates. The complete
sequence of the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of four species of sharks and five …

The emergence of cost-effective and rapid sequencing approaches has resulted in an
exponential rise in the number of mitogenomes on public databases in recent years …

Apex and mesopredators such as elasmobranchs are important for maintaining ocean
health and are the focus of conservation efforts to mitigate exposure to fishing and other …

Trematodes are the richest class of platyhelminths in the marine environment, infecting all
classes of marine vertebrates as sexual adults and many phyla of marine invertebrates as …

Lamniformes (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) is a group of sharks that consists of 15
extant species with a wide range of morphological diversity. The most rarely captured …

Abstract The tribe Arvicanthini (Muridae: Murinae) is a highly diversified group of rodents
(ca. 100 species) and with 18 African genera (plus one Asiatic) represents probably the most …

Sharks are among the oldest vertebrate lineages in which their success has been attributed
to their diversity in body shape and locomotor design. In this study, we investigated the …

The morphology of paired fins is commonly overlooked in morphological studies, particularly
the pelvic girdle and fins. Consequently, previous phylogenetic studies incorporating …

The cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) have a rich fossil record which consists mostly of
isolated teeth and, therefore, phylogenetic relationships of extinct taxa are mainly resolved …