[HTML][HTML] What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance

LE Cháves-González, F Morales-Calvo, J Mora… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parasite cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct
organisms, leading to taxa with unclear species boundaries. Speciation mechanisms such …

How we study cryptic species and their biological implications: A case study from marine shelled gastropods

CP Shin, WD Allmon - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Methodological and biological considerations are intertwined when studying cryptic species.
A potentially large component of modern biodiversity, the frequency of cryptic species …

Gene flow creates a mirage of cryptic species in a Southeast Asian spotted stream frog complex

KO Chan, CR Hutter, PL Wood Jr, LL Grismer… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most new cryptic species are described using conventional tree‐and distance‐based
species delimitation methods (SDMs), which rely on phylogenetic arrangements and …

Are glacial refugia hotspots of speciation and cytonuclear discordances? Answers from the genomic phylogeography of Spanish common frogs

C Dufresnes, AG Nicieza, SN Litvinchuk… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Subdivided Pleistocene glacial refugia, best known as “refugia within refugia”, provided
opportunities for diverging populations to evolve into incipient species and/or to hybridize …

Defining a species in fungal plant pathology: beyond the species level

IS Manawasinghe, AJL Phillips, J Xu, A Balasuriya… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
In plant pathology, the correct naming of a species is essential for determining the causal
agents of disease. Species names not only serve the general purpose of concise …

Next‐generation species delimitation and taxonomy: Implications for biogeography

M Vences, A Miralles, C Dufresnes - Journal of Biogeography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An accurate species‐level taxonomy is paramount for biogeographical research, and
conversely, biogeographical data are of importance for species delimitation. We here review …

Urban rendezvous along the seashore: Ports as Darwinian field labs for studying marine evolution in the Anthropocene

F Touchard, A Simon, N Bierne… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have built ports on all the coasts of the world, allowing people to travel, exploit the
sea, and develop trade. The proliferation of these artificial habitats and the associated …

An African bat in Europe, Plecotus gaisleri: Biogeographic and ecological insights from molecular taxonomy and Species Distribution Models

L Ancillotto, L Bosso, S Smeraldo, E Mori… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Because of the high risk of going unnoticed, cryptic species represent a major challenge to
biodiversity assessments, and this is particularly true for taxa that include many such …

Species delimitation in the presence of strong incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization: Lessons from Ophioderma (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata)

AAT Weber, S Stöhr, A Chenuil - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate species delimitation is essential to properly assess biodiversity, but also for
management and conservation purposes. Yet, it is not always trivial to accurately define …

How to incorporate non-epistemic values into a theory of classification

TAC Reydon, M Ereshefsky - European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 2022 - Springer
Non-epistemic values play important roles in classificatory practice, such that philosophical
accounts of kinds and classification should be able to accommodate them. Available …