1. School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2. National Systematics Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, Washington, DC, USA
3. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
4. Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
5. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Smithsonian Institution, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
6. Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile