title: Morphological and molecular characterization of separated pelagic eggs from Lophius litulon (Lophiiformes; Lophiidae).
abstract: Free-floating eggs of Lophius litulon were collected using plankton nets after their release from a pelagic egg mass. The eggs were identified based on molecular analysis and several morphological characteristics. These rare, separated eggs have not been reported previously and represent the first such finding for Lophiiformes.
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Ansan, Republic of Korea.|Marine Biology Department, KIOST campus on Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Ansan, Republic of Korea.|Marine Biology Department, KIOST campus on Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D010063:Ovum / Q000502:physiology*; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D005819:Genetic Markers
keywords: Lophius litulon; coI; mtDNA; species identification