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| | Deep-Sea Fish Diversity and Ecology in the Benthic Boundary Layer III Posters - Ocean Sciences [OS] |
 | | The order Stomiiformes (Teleostei) is a widespread and abundant group of meso- and bathypelagic fishes whose interrelationships are still problematic, despite significant progress made by previous investigators using morphological data. |
 | | The present study is a new analysis of stomiiform relationships based mostly on DNA sequence data from the single-copy nuclear genes RAG1, EF1a, and MLL, addressing the placement of Stomiiformes within the fish tree of life and the monophyly and relationships of major clades within the order. |
 | | The implications of stomiiform phylogeny for broader questions in deep-sea biology, including character evolution, ecology, biogeography, and speciation, are also discussed. |
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