Consequences of the misidentification of museum specimens: the taxonomic status of Canis lupaster soudanicus
Consequences of the misidentification of museum specimens: the taxonomic status of Canis lupaster soudanicus
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博物馆标本误认的后果:Canis lupaster soudanicus 的分类地位
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyaa080
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Viranta, Suvi
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作者:
Kitchener, Andrew C;Machado, Fabio A;Hayssen, Virginia;Moehlman, Patricia D;Viranta, Suvi
Researchers are increasingly using museum collections for taxonomy, systematics, phylogenetics, and faunal analyses, and they assume that taxonomic identifications on museum labels are correct. However, identifications may be incorrect or out of date, which could result in false conclusions from subsequent research. A recent geometric morphometrics analysis of skulls of African canids by Machado and Teta (2020) suggested thatCanis lupaster soudanicusis a junior synonym ofLupulella adusta. However, the holotype ofsoudanicuswas not measured and further investigation of the putativesoudanicusspecimens used in this study showed that these originally were identified asL. adusta. This original identification was confirmed by dental measurements, which also confirm that the holotype ofsoudanicusisCanis lupaster. Hence,soudanicusshould not be synonymized withL. adusta. This example highlights the importance of careful checking of species identifications of museum specimens prior to research and, where possible, including (holo)types of taxa, before making taxonomic changes that could have important consequences for species conservation and management.
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