An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures
Although arachnology has a long-standing history but the main progress in spiders taxonomy is related to the Golden Age of Araneology. Indeed, from this period onward the copulatory organs (primary and secondary structures) found their true positions in new species description and delimitation. But...
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| author | Omid Mirshamsi Sepideh Shafaie Mansour Aliabadian Majid Moradmand Yuri Marusik |
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| description | Although arachnology has a long-standing history but the main progress in spiders taxonomy is related to the Golden Age of Araneology. Indeed, from this period onward the copulatory organs (primary and secondary structures) found their true positions in new species description and delimitation. But it is surprising that only a few arachnologists have taken a clear stand about species, considering the inordinate number of concepts. According to the importance of species in taxonomy, the aim of this paper is to present an acceptable definition of the species concept and to investigate the role of copulatory structures in species identification. Studies have shown that species are reproductive communities that are genetically isolated from such other communities. Proceeding relatively independently evolution in different species implies that the species concept is not a universal and comprehensive concept for all the species. On the other hand, as the genital traits often evolve faster than other morphological characters, the role of genital traits is undeniable in distinguishing closely related species and species delimitation. Anyway, there is no certainty about the species-specificity of the copulatory structures. As a final result, it should be noted that variation studies and morphological-molecular congruence analyses will probably advance our knowledge to understand the significance of copulatory structures in the systematics of different spider species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-707f9817807346dab23f37a8c0a2686e2023-09-03T10:06:35ZfasUniversity of Isfahanتاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک2008-89062322-21902017-08-019318710010.22108/tbj.2018.101906.100623068An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating StructuresOmid Mirshamsi0Sepideh Shafaie1Mansour Aliabadian2Majid Moradmand3Yuri Marusik4Associate Professor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and Research Department of Zoological Innovations (RDZI), Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranPh. D. Student of Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranProfessor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and Research Department of Zoological Innovations (RDZI), Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranAssistant Professor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranInstitute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia and Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa and Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, FinlandAlthough arachnology has a long-standing history but the main progress in spiders taxonomy is related to the Golden Age of Araneology. Indeed, from this period onward the copulatory organs (primary and secondary structures) found their true positions in new species description and delimitation. But it is surprising that only a few arachnologists have taken a clear stand about species, considering the inordinate number of concepts. According to the importance of species in taxonomy, the aim of this paper is to present an acceptable definition of the species concept and to investigate the role of copulatory structures in species identification. Studies have shown that species are reproductive communities that are genetically isolated from such other communities. Proceeding relatively independently evolution in different species implies that the species concept is not a universal and comprehensive concept for all the species. On the other hand, as the genital traits often evolve faster than other morphological characters, the role of genital traits is undeniable in distinguishing closely related species and species delimitation. Anyway, there is no certainty about the species-specificity of the copulatory structures. As a final result, it should be noted that variation studies and morphological-molecular congruence analyses will probably advance our knowledge to understand the significance of copulatory structures in the systematics of different spider species.http://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23068_fbe79d703547b60669d999375dea4747.pdfSpiderSystematicSpecies ConceptMating Concept |
| spellingShingle | Omid Mirshamsi Sepideh Shafaie Mansour Aliabadian Majid Moradmand Yuri Marusik An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک Spider Systematic Species Concept Mating Concept |
| title | An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures |
| title_full | An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures |
| title_short | An Overview of Species Concept used in Spiders Taxonomy with an Emphasis on Mating Structures |
| title_sort | overview of species concept used in spiders taxonomy with an emphasis on mating structures |
| topic | Spider Systematic Species Concept Mating Concept |
| url | http://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23068_fbe79d703547b60669d999375dea4747.pdf |
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