Increased sampling blurs morphological and molecular species limits: Revision of the Hispaniolan endemic spider genus Tainonia (Araneae:Pholcidae)

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-300

  Huber, Bernhard A ^a   Astrin, Jonas J ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S; Barcoding; CO1; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Morphometrics; Taxonomy.

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DIVERGENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; SPIDER; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

ARANEAE; PHOLCIDAE; SERRIPES;

EID: 68549099644     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS09017     Document Type: Article

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