A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Reverse taxonomy applied to the Brachionus calyciflorus cryptic species complex: Morphometric analysis confirms species delimitations revealed by molecular phylogenetic analysis and allows the (re) description of four species
Authors: Michaloudi E, Papakostas S, Stamou G, Nedela V, Tihlarikova E, Zhang W, Declerck SAJ
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Publication year: 2018
Journal: PLoS ONE
Journal name in source: PLOS ONE
Journal acronym: PLOS ONE
Article number: ARTN e0203168
Volume: 13
Issue: 9
Number of pages: 25
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203168
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/35994402
The discovery and exploration of cryptic species have been profoundly expedited thanks to developments in molecular biology and phylogenetics. In this study, we apply a reverse taxonomy approach to the Brachionus calyciflorus species complex, a commonly studied freshwater monogonont rotifer. By combining phylogenetic, morphometric and morphological analyses, we confirm the existence of four cryptic species that have been recently suggested by a molecular study. Based on these results and according to an exhaustive review of the taxonomic literature, we name each of these four species and provide their taxonomic description alongside a diagnostic key.
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