Italian Odonates in the Pandora's Box: A Comprehensive DNA Barcoding Inventory Shows Taxonomic Warnings at the Holarctic Scale
A. Galimberti, G. Assandri, D. Maggioni, F. Ramazzotti, D. Baroni, G. Bazzi, I. Chiandetti, A. Corso, V. Ferri, M. Galuppi, L. Ilahiane, G. La Porta, L. Lorenzo, F. Landi, F. Mastropasqua, , M. Casiraghi
This study uses DNA barcoding to analyze Odonata species in Italy, finding 85% of morphospecies correspond to distinct molecular units, but 15% show taxonomic mismatches suggesting cryptic species.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2020Zoology