Recognition and identification of species in the Bombus lucorum-complex – A review and outlook
Recognition and identification of species in the Bombus lucorum-complex – A review and outlook
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红熊熊复合体物种的识别和鉴定——回顾和展望
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10.1101/011379
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2014
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S. Bossert
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S. Bossert
对神秘物种的识别是当前分类学的主要挑战之一，影响了我们对全球多样性的理解。在实践中，科学界从发现到接受的过程可能需要很长的时间。一个最好的例子是传统上很难分类的神秘熊蜂物种属于熊蜂lucorum复合体。三个欧洲物种的地位-亮熊蜂和密切相关的熊蜂cryptarum和熊蜂magnus -最近已被广泛接受，主要是由于核苷酸序列和标记信息素的研究。与此相反，怀疑占主导地位的有效性物种鉴定的基础上形态。因此，我们对这个物种的认识是在几个世纪以来大量作者的不可靠和混乱的文献数据的泥潭中混乱的。为了澄清这个问题，本文提供了一个历史文献的概括，并强调了物种识别过程中的里程碑。此外，形态学为基础的物种鉴定的可能性进行了讨论的背景下，新的分子数据。最后，本次审查概述了目前的挑战，并为未来的问题提供了方向。
The recognition of cryptic species represents one of the major challenges in current taxonomy and affects our understanding of global diversity. In practice, the process from discovery to acceptance in the scientific community can take an extensive length of time. A prime example is the traditionally difficult taxonomy of the cryptic bumblebee species belonging to the Bombus lucorum-complex. The status of the three European species in the group – Bombus lucorum and the closely related Bombus cryptarum and Bombus magnus – has recently become widely accepted, primarily due to investigations of nucleotide sequences and marking pheromones. In contrast, doubts prevail concerning the validity of species identification based on morphology. As a consequence, our knowledge of the species is muddled in a mire of unreliable and confusing literature data from a large number of authors over the centuries. To clarify this issue, this paper provides a recapitulation of the historical literature and highlights the milestones in the process of species recognition. Further, the possibility of a morphologically based species identification is discussed in the context of new molecular data. Finally, this review outlines the current challenges and provides directions for future issues.