Echinoderms are marine water invertebrates that are represented by more than 7000 extant
species, grouped in five classes and showing diverse morphologies (starfish, sea lilies …

DNA barcoding methods are potentially useful for the detection and identification of species
difficult to identify using morphology-based taxonomy, such as the larvae of marine taxa …

DNA barcode sequences (a 657‐bp segment of the mtDNA cytochrome oxidase I gene, COI)
were collected from 191 species (503 specimens) of Echinodermata. All five classes were …

DNA barcoding has proven an effective tool for species identification in varied groups of
marine invertebrates including crustaceans, molluscs, polychaetes and echinoderms. In this …

In anticipation of the current biodiversity crisis, it has become critical to rapidly and
accurately assess biodiversity. DNA barcoding has proved efficient in facilitating the …

Recent research has shown the usefulness of the Folmer region of the cytochrome oxidase I
(COI) as a genetic barcode to assist in species delimitation of echinoderms. However …

The echinoderm species richness of the A erolito de P araiso anchialine cave, on C ozumel I
sland, in the M exican C aribbean, is assessed on the basis of morphological and DNA …

This thesis investigates species diversity and patterns of molecular evolution in the phylum
Echinodermata. The first chapter tests and confirms the utility of DNA barcoding for species …

With more than 15 000 described marine species, fishes are a conspicuous, diverse and
increasingly threatened component of marine life. It is generally accepted that most large …

The echinoderms are a phylum of invertebrate deuterostome animals that constitute
important research models for a number of biological disciplines. EchinoBase (www …