Hidden diversity under morphology–based identifications of widespread invasive species: The case of the well–known hydromedusa craspedacusta sowerbii lankester 1880

• Published in: Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
• Main Authors: Oualid, Jaouad Abou, Iazza, Badiâa, Tamsouri, Naoufal M., El Aamri, Fátima, Moukrim, Abdellatif, López González, Pablo José
• Other Authors: Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2019
• Subjects: Craspedacusta; Cryptic species; Medusa; Invasive species; NIS; Cox1; 16S; ITS; Morocco; Especies crípticas; Especies invasoras; Marruecos; Lankester; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://idus.us.es/xmlui/handle//11441/89150

A relatively scarce number of morphological features available for delimiting closely related species and an increasingly worrisome scenario on Global Climate Change causing the rapid dispersion of invasive alien species can lead to the rapid spread of reports of a given species around the world. Cr...