Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Deto echinata (Isopoda: Detonidae) in southern Africa.

ABSTRACT: Recent phylogeographic studies of poorly-dispersing coastal invertebrates in highly biodiverse regions have led to the discovery of high levels of cryptic diversity and complex phylogeographic patterns that suggest isolation, geological, and ecological processes have shaped their biodiversity. Studies of southern African coastal invertebrates have uncovered cryptic diversity for various taxa and phylogeographic patterns that, although sharing some similarities across taxa, do differ. These findings underscore the need for additional studies to better understand the biodiversity levels, distributional patterns, and processes responsible for producing coastal biodiversity in that region. The coastal isopod Deto echinata is of particular interest, as its complex taxonomic history, poor

SUBMITTER: Santamaria CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702337 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature