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Species delimitation of the Hyphydrus ovatus complex in western Palaearctic with an update of species distributions (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)

ZooKeys, 2017
The species status of Hyphydrus anatolicus Guignot, 1957 and H. sanctus Sharp, 1882, previously often confused with the widespread H. ovatus (Linnaeus, 1760), are tested with molecular and morphological characters.
Johannes Bergsten, Elisabeth Weingartner, Jiří Hájek   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

DNA Barcoding of Penaeidae (Decapoda; Crustacea): Non-Distance-Based Species Delimitation of the Most Economically Important Shrimp Family

Diversity, 2021
The Penaeidae family includes some of the most economic and ecological important marine shrimp, comprising hundreds of species. Despite this importance and diversity, the taxonomic classification for penaeid shrimp has constantly been revised, and issues
Jorge L. Ramirez, Luisa Simbine, Carla G. Marques, Eliana Zelada-Mázmela, Lorenzo E. Reyes-Flores, Adolfo S. López, Jaqueline Gusmão, Carolina Tavares, Pedro M. Galetti, Patricia D. Freitas   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a DNA taxonomy of Alpine Rhithrogena (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) using a mixed Yule-coalescent analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA.

PLoS ONE, 2011
Aquatic larvae of many Rhithrogena mayflies (Ephemeroptera) inhabit sensitive Alpine environments. A number of species are on the IUCN Red List and many recognized species have restricted distributions and are of conservation interest.
Laurent Vuataz, Michel Sartori, André Wagner, Michael T Monaghan   +3 more
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Allopatric speciation within a cryptic species complex of Australasian octopuses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Despite extensive revisions over recent decades, the taxonomy of benthic octopuses (Family Octopodidae) remains in a considerable flux. Among groups of unresolved status is a species complex of morphologically similar shallow-water octopods from ...
Michael D Amor, Mark D Norman, Hayley E Cameron, Jan M Strugnell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial cox1 sequence data reliably uncover patterns of insect diversity but suffer from high lineage-idiosyncratic error rates.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundThe demand for scientific biodiversity data is increasing, but taxonomic expertise is often limited or not available. DNA sequencing is a potential remedy to overcome this taxonomic impediment. Mitochondrial DNA is most commonly used, e.g., for
Lars Hendrich, Joan Pons, Ignacio Ribera, Michael Balke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species Delimitation of Hexacorallia and Octocorallia Around Iceland Using Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA and Proteome Fingerprinting

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Cold-water corals build up reef structures or coral gardens and play an important role for many organisms in the deep sea. Climate change, deep-sea mining, and bottom trawling are severely compromising these ecosystems, making it all the more important ...
Severin A. Korfhage, Sven Rossel, Saskia Brix, Catherine S. McFadden, Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Pedro Martínez Arbizu   +6 more
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Uncovering hidden specific diversity of Andean glassfrogs of the Centrolene buckleyi species complex (Anura: Centrolenidae) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
The glassfrog Centrolene buckleyi has been recognized as a species complex. Herein, using coalescence-based species delimitation methods, we evaluate the specific diversity within this taxon.
Luis Amador, Andrés Parada, Guillermo D’Elía, Juan M. Guayasamin   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

DNA barcoding of marine fish species in the waters surrounding Hainan Island, northern South China Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
IntroductionHainan Island is encompassed within the shallow waters of the tropical continental shelf in China, which is recognized as a significant hotspot for fish biodiversity.
Jinxia Zhang, Jinxia Zhang, Lei Xu, Lei Xu, Feiyan Du, Feiyan Du, Quehui Tang, Quehui Tang, Lianggen Wang, Lianggen Wang, Jiajia Ning, Jiajia Ning, Delian Huang, Delian Huang, Yafang Li, Yafang Li, Shuangshuang Liu, Shuangshuang Liu, Xuehui Wang, Xuehui Wang, Xuehui Wang   +20 more
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Three new species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Peru and Bolivia [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
The soldier of Rugitermes aridus sp. nov. is described from a xeric, termite-depauperate region of central Peru. Rugitermes rufus sp. nov. and R. volcanensis sp. nov.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Tiago F. Carrijo
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Phylogenetic estimation error can decrease the accuracy of species delimitation: a Bayesian implementation of the general mixed Yule-coalescent model

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012
Background Species are considered the fundamental unit in many ecological and evolutionary analyses, yet accurate, complete, accessible taxonomic frameworks with which to identify them are often unavailable to researchers.
Reid Noah M, Carstens Bryan C
doaj   +1 more source