The sandfish identity: phylogeographic reconstructions uncover a species complex within the Indo-Pacific distribution of Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra

Kelly T. Brown, Paul C. Southgate, Nguyen D. Q. Duy, Lindon Havimana, Aviti J. Mmochi, Rose K. Basiita, Madjid Delghandi, Brian Stockwell, Monal M. Lal

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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-025-02421-8
Published: 2025-08-06
Container: BMC Ecology and Evolution
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12862-025-02421-8,
  title = {The sandfish identity: phylogeographic reconstructions uncover a species complex within the Indo-Pacific distribution of Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra},
  author = {Kelly T. Brown and Paul C. Southgate and Nguyen D. Q. Duy and Lindon Havimana and Aviti J. Mmochi and Rose K. Basiita and Madjid Delghandi and Brian Stockwell and Monal M. Lal},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC Ecology and Evolution},
  doi = {10.1186/s12862-025-02421-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02421-8}
}

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AU  - Kelly T. Brown
AU  - Paul C. Southgate
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AU  - Lindon Havimana
AU  - Aviti J. Mmochi
AU  - Rose K. Basiita
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AU  - Brian Stockwell
AU  - Monal M. Lal
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Brown, K. T., Southgate, P. C., Duy, N. D. Q., Havimana, L., Mmochi, A. J., Basiita, R. K., Delghandi, M., Stockwell, B., & Lal, M. M. (2025). The sandfish identity: phylogeographic reconstructions uncover a species complex within the Indo-Pacific distribution of Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra. BMC Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02421-8

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