Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Methodological and biological considerations are intertwined when studying cryptic species. A potentially large component of modern biodiversity, the frequency of cryptic species among taxonomic groups is not well documented.
Caren P. Shin, Warren D. Allmon
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DNA barcoding, ecology and geography of the cryptic species of Aneura pinguis and their relationships with Aneura maxima and Aneura mirabilis (Metzgeriales, Marchantiophyta). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Aneura pinguis is a thalloid liverwort species with broad geographical distribution. It is composed of cryptic species, however, the number of cryptic species within A. pinguis is not known. Five cpDNA regions (matK, rbcL, rpoC1, trnH-psbA and trnL-trnF)
Alina Bączkiewicz +4 more
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A plant virus differentially alters DNA methylation in two cryptic species of a hemipteran vector [PDF]
npj VirusesEpigenetic patterns including DNA methylation are known to vary between distantly related species, but it is not clear how these patterns differ at an intraspecific level.
Michael A. Catto +6 more
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Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii, the main malaria vector in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is a complex of at least five cryptic species [PDF]
Communications BiologyMalaria, a tropical disease caused by Plasmodium and transmitted by Anopheles, remains a public health concern in Brazil. While most cases occur in the Amazon, transmission persists in the Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles mosquitoes of the Kerteszia ...
Kamila Voges +11 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Systematics and taxonomy are the backbone of all components of biology and ecology, yet cryptic species present a major challenge for accurate species identification.
Ada Chornelia +3 more
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Electronic identification keys for species with cryptic morphological characters: a feasibility study using some Thesium species [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2021 The popularity of electronic identification keys for species identification has increased with the rapid technological advancements of the 21st century.
Natasha Lombard +2 more
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Cryptic species in putative ancient asexual darwinulids (Crustacea, Ostracoda). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Fully asexually reproducing taxa lack outcrossing. Hence, the classic Biological Species Concept cannot be applied.We used DNA sequences from the mitochondrial COI gene and the nuclear ITS2 region to check species boundaries according to the evolutionary
Isa Schön +5 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2020 The littoral rotifer Lecane bulla is one of the most eurytopic members of the Lecane genus and is found in a wide variety of water bodies around the world.
Alma Estrella García-Morales +1 more
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Differences in life-histories refute ecological equivalence of cryptic species and provide clues to the origin of bathyal Halomonhystera (Nematoda). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The discovery of morphologically very similar but genetically distinct species complicates a proper understanding of the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Jelle Van Campenhout +3 more
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Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022 Parasite cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct organisms, leading to taxa with unclear species boundaries. Speciation mechanisms such as cospeciation, host colonization, taxon pulse, and oscillation may lead to ...
Luis Enrique Cháves-González +5 more
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