An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis
Suatoni E, Vicario S, Rice S, Snell T, Caccone A. An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2006, 41: 86-98. PMID: 16815046, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptic species complexSpecies conceptSpecies boundariesCryptic complexesSpecies complexRotifer Brachionus plicatilisGenealogical species conceptMolecular sequence divergenceBiological species conceptEvidence of isolationMultiple species conceptsDifferent species conceptsLarge geographic scalesReproductive isolationMolecular phylogeneticsSpecies hypothesesBiogeographic patternsPhylogenetic dataSequence divergencePassive dispersalLarge vertebratesMarine invertebratesPhylogenetic studiesReproductive successCosmopolitan species