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ArticleScientific reports2018

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

Jan Beermann, Michael V Westbury, Michael Hofreiter, Leon Hilgers, Fabian Deister, Hermann Neumann, Michael J Raupach

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jan BeermannAlfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Department of Functional Ecology, PO Box 120161, 27515, Bremerhaven, Germany. jan.beermann@awi.de.ORCID 0000-0001-5894-6817
Michael V WestburyUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
Michael HofreiterUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
Leon HilgersUniversity of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
Fabian DeisterCarl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 2503, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany.
Hermann NeumannSenckenberg am Meer, Department for Marine Research, Südstrand 40, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Michael J RaupachCarl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 2503, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany.
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg · DEUniversity of Potsdam · DEAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung · DEMuseum für Naturkunde · DESenckenberg am Meer · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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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EcosystemAmphipodaAnimalsBiodiversityDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicGenome, MitochondrialGenomicsRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, TransferRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, Transfer

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PMID29720606
PMCPMC5931980
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