DNA Barcoding and Taxonomic Challenges in Describing New Putative Species: Examples from Sootywing and Cloudywing Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
DNA barcoding has resulted in the ‘discovery’ of a vast number of new species and subspecies. Assigning formal scientific names to these taxa remains a major challenge. Names sometimes are newly designated. Alternatively, available valid names can be resurrected from synonymy, ba...
Main Author: | Edward Pfeiler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-10-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/10/4/111 |
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