Genetic species identification and population structure of Halophila (Hydrocharitaceae) from the Western Pacific to the Eastern Indian Ocean

• Main Authors: Nguyen, Vy X., Detcharoen, Matsapume, Tuntiprapas, Piyalap, Soe-Htun, U., Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah, Prathep, Anchana, Papenbrock, Jutta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37764/1/art%253A10.1186%252F1471-2148-14-92.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37764/

Background: The Indo-Pacific region has the largest number of seagrass species worldwide and this region is considered as the origin of the Hydrocharitaceae. Halophila ovalis and its closely-related species belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae are well-known as a complex taxonomic challenge mainly due...