Disentangling the identity of Lebertia porosa Thor, 1900 using integrative taxonomy (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

Disentangling the identity of Lebertia porosa Thor, 1900 using integrative taxonomy (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

Initial analyses of DNA barcode data from Norwegian populations attributed to the water mite Lebertia porosa Thor, 1900 revealed large genetic divergence and potentially cryptic species-level diversity. We used one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear markers (18S and 28S) as well as comparative mor...

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Main Authors: Valentina Tyukosova, Reinhard Gerecke, Elisabeth Stur, Torbjørn Ekrem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2022-09-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
cryptic species
species delimitation
Wolbachia
nomenclature
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1921

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