Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 76(1): 31-43, doi: 10.3897/asp.76.e31935
Integrating morphology and DNA barcodes for species delimitation within the species complex Xenylla maritima (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)
expand article infoDariusz Skarżyński‡§, Agata Piwnik, David Porco
‡ University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland§ Institute of Environmental Biology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland

Corresponding author: Dariusz Skarżyński ( dariusz.skarzynski@uwr.edu.pl )

© Dariusz Skarżyński, Agata Piwnik, David Porco.
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Abstract
The species complex Xenylla maritima is examined using morphological and molecular characters. These independent datasets allowed for the identification of species which previously were overlooked and the review of the taxonomic status of nine forms in the maritima species group. Six are here recognized as distinct species and three as synonyms: X. maritima (= X. maritima meridionalis, X. nova-zealandia), X. asiatica comb.n. (= X. maritima asiatica), X. nitida bona species (= X. brevisimilis), X. szeptyckii sp.n., X. pomorskii sp.n. and X. mediterranea.
Keywords
Xenylla szeptyckii sp.n., Xenylla pomorskii sp.n., Xenylla asiatica, Xenylla nitida, redescription, synonymy, overlooked diversity, DNA barcoding