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The evolutionary relationships of marine hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) based on genomic and morphological data
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- 1. Department of Biology & Chemistry, St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303
- 2. Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
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May, Zachary A., Smith, W. Leo, Davis, Matthew P. (2026): The evolutionary relationships of marine hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) based on genomic and morphological data. Zootaxa 5757 (5): 449-466, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5757.5.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.5.3
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