Data from: Reverse taxonomy applied to the Brachionus calyciflorus cryptic species complex: morphometric analysis confirms species delimitations revealed by molecular phylogenetic analysis and allows the (re)description of four species
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Aug 17, 2019 version files 295.62 MB
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0_ITS1_chromatograms.tar.bz2
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1_Alignment.tar.bz2
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3_BEAST.tar.bz2
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jModeltest2_BIC_result.xlsx
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Result of GMYC.docx
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Rotifer_microphotographs.zip
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S1 Table.docx
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S1 text.docx
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Abstract
The discovery and exploration of cryptic species have been profoundly expedited thanks to developments in molecular biology and phylogenetics. In this study, we apply a reverse taxonomy approach to the Brachionus calyciflorus species complex, a commonly studied freshwater monogonont rotifer. By combining phylogenetic, morphometric and morphological analyses, we confirm the existence of four cryptic species that have been recently suggested by a molecular study. Based on these results and according to an exhaustive review of the taxonomic literature, we name each of these four species and provide their taxonomic description alongside a diagnostic key.