Publications by authors named "Apollo Marco D Lizano"
Morphologically cryptic and pseudo-cryptic species pose a challenge to taxonomic identification and assessments of species diversity and distributions. Such is the case for the sea cucumber Stichopus horrens, commonly confused with Stichopus monotuberculatus. Here, we used mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and microsatellite markers to examine genetic diversity in Stichopus cf.
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- The decline of wild-caught fish and rising global seafood demand highlight the urgent need for sustainable seafood practices, necessitating effective species identification methods.
- Conventional monitoring tools for fish species are time-consuming and require skilled identification, making them less effective.
- The study introduces a novel approach using forensic environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish species from meltwater on fishing vessels, enabling quicker identification without individual sampling and comparing findings with crew reports and fishing route data.