Rezaie-Atagholipour, Mohsen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-0411
Jabado, Rima W. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6239-6723
Askari Hesni, Majid http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-2212
Owfi, Fereidoon http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0852-4856
Rastegar Pouyani, Eskandar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9639-2058
Ebert, David A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-8192
Funding for this research was provided by:
Prince Bernhard Nature Fund
Systematics Association
Linnean Society of London
Idea Wild
Future For Nature Foundation
Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life in New England Aquarium
Article History
Received: 7 April 2022
Revised: 21 August 2022
Accepted: 23 August 2022
First Online: 12 January 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed by the authors.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgments, if applicable. This study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article. All sequence data generated for the species are available in GenBank with accession numbers ON849063 to ON849068.
: MRA and RWJ conceived the study. MRA led and participated in all the field and laboratory work. FO participated in the fieldwork. MAH participated in the laboratory work. ERP conducted molecular analyses and contributed parts of the manuscript. MRA and DAE analyzed morphological data. MRA wrote the initial version of the manuscript. All authors revised and approved the final manuscript.