Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)

Abstract Taxonomy plays a central role in biological sciences. It provides a communication system for scientists as it aims to enable correct identification of the studied organisms. As a consequence, species descriptions should seek to include as much available information as possible at species le...

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Autores principales:	Jan Beermann, Michael V. Westbury, Michael Hofreiter, Leon Hilgers, Fabian Deister, Hermann Neumann, Michael J. Raupach
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c10f812c770441b5b96b721b3121f9db2021-12-02T11:40:25ZCryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)10.1038/s41598-018-25225-x2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/c10f812c770441b5b96b721b3121f9db2018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25225-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Taxonomy plays a central role in biological sciences. It provides a communication system for scientists as it aims to enable correct identification of the studied organisms. As a consequence, species descriptions should seek to include as much available information as possible at species level to follow an integrative concept of ‘taxonomics’. Here, we describe the cryptic species Epimeria frankei sp. nov. from the North Sea, and also redescribe its sister species, Epimeria cornigera. The morphological information obtained is substantiated by DNA barcodes and complete nuclear 18S rRNA gene sequences. In addition, we provide, for the first time, full mitochondrial genome data as part of a metazoan species description for a holotype, as well as the neotype. This study represents the first successful implementation of the recently proposed concept of taxonomics, using data from high-throughput technologies for integrative taxonomic studies, allowing the highest level of confidence for both biodiversity and ecological research.Jan BeermannMichael V. WestburyMichael HofreiterLeon HilgersFabian DeisterHermann NeumannMichael J. RaupachNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-26 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jan Beermann Michael V. Westbury Michael Hofreiter Leon Hilgers Fabian Deister Hermann Neumann Michael J. Raupach Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
description	Abstract Taxonomy plays a central role in biological sciences. It provides a communication system for scientists as it aims to enable correct identification of the studied organisms. As a consequence, species descriptions should seek to include as much available information as possible at species level to follow an integrative concept of ‘taxonomics’. Here, we describe the cryptic species Epimeria frankei sp. nov. from the North Sea, and also redescribe its sister species, Epimeria cornigera. The morphological information obtained is substantiated by DNA barcodes and complete nuclear 18S rRNA gene sequences. In addition, we provide, for the first time, full mitochondrial genome data as part of a metazoan species description for a holotype, as well as the neotype. This study represents the first successful implementation of the recently proposed concept of taxonomics, using data from high-throughput technologies for integrative taxonomic studies, allowing the highest level of confidence for both biodiversity and ecological research.
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author	Jan Beermann Michael V. Westbury Michael Hofreiter Leon Hilgers Fabian Deister Hermann Neumann Michael J. Raupach
author_facet	Jan Beermann Michael V. Westbury Michael Hofreiter Leon Hilgers Fabian Deister Hermann Neumann Michael J. Raupach
author_sort	Jan Beermann
title	Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
title_short	Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
title_full	Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
title_fullStr	Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
title_full_unstemmed	Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
title_sort	cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus epimeria (crustacea, peracarida)
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/c10f812c770441b5b96b721b3121f9db
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Cryptic species in a well-known habitat: applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)

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