Molecular analyses of groundwater amphipods (Crustacea: Niphargidae) from Luxembourg: new species reveal limitations of morphology-based checklists
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Weber, Dieter
0000-0001-7813-842X
dieter. weber 124 @ gmx. de; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7813 - 842 X
dieter.weber124@gmx.de
Author
Flot, Jean-François
Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels- (IB), Brussels, Belgium
Author
Frantz, Alain C.
0000-0002-5481-7142
alain. frantz @ mnhn. lu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5481 - 7142
alain.frantz@mnhn.lu
Author
Weigand, Alexander M.
University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 5, D- 45141 Essen, Germany
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-12-23
5222
6
501
533
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5222.6.1
1175-5326
7477397
C9D6A84D-9961-4062-ACF0-CAF3CDE2AA7F
TABLE 7. Recorded presence of niphargids in Luxembourg. Past literature records compared to the findings of the present study (morphology and DNA-based).| Species | Known from past literature findings | Initial morphological findings (this study) | Molecular findings (this study) |
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| N. schellenbergi | Yes | Yes, two morphotypes | Yes, a single lineage |
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| N. fontanus | Yes | (Yes) | Yes, MOTU A |
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| N. aquilex | Yes | Yes | Yes, MOTUs B, EF and G |
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| N. kochianus | No | Yes | Yes, MOTU ABC |
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| N. puteanus | No | Yes | Yes |
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| N. virei | Yes | No | No |
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| Microniphargus leruthi | Yes | No | No |
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