Correct Species Identification and Its Implications for Conservation Using Haploniscidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) in Icelandic Waters as a Proxy

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Karlotta Kürzel, Stefanie Kaiser, Anne-Nina Lörz, Sven Rossel, Eva Paulus, Janna Peters, Martin Schwentner, Pedro Martinez Arbizu, Charles Oliver Coleman, Jörundur Svavarsson, Saskia Brix
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Peracarida; deep-sea; taxonomy; interactive keys; COI barcoding; MALDI-TOF MS; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Pillar; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.795196; https://doaj.org/article/2276f53c3c7447ff8fa5da5fff5f0c07

Correct identification of species is required to assess and understand the biodiversity of an ecosystem. In the deep sea, however, this is only possible to a limited extent, as a large part of the fauna is undescribed and the identification keys for most taxa are inadequate or missing. With the prog...