The statistical rigor of species delimitation has increased dramatically over the past decade.
Coalescent theory provides powerful models for population genetic inference, and is now …

Background Taxonomy is the biological discipline that identifies, describes, classifies and
names extant and extinct species and other taxa. Nowadays, species taxonomy is …

Good alpha taxonomy is central to biology. On the basis of a survey of arthropod studies that
used multiple disciplines for species delimitation, we evaluated the performance of single …

Background Molecular methods of species delineation are rapidly developing and widely
considered as fast and efficient means to discover species and face the'taxonomic …

The recently introduced term 'integrative taxonomy'refers to taxonomy that integrates all
available data sources to frame species limits. We survey current taxonomic methods …

Cryptic species have been detected across Metazoa, and while no apparent morphological
features distinguish them, it should not impede taxonomists from formal descriptions. We …

Progress in molecular techniques together with the incorporation of phylogenetic analyses
of DNA into taxonomy have caused an increase in the number of species' discoveries in …

Several proposals have been launched under the new concept 'integrative taxonomy'to
frame the future development of species discovery and description. We consider that some …

Species richness in the seas has been underestimated due to the combined challenges
presented by the taxonomic impediment, delimitation of species, preponderance of cryptic …

The taxonomic crisis, emphasized in recent years, is marked by the lack of popularity (lack of
interest in taxonomy) and financial incentives to study biodiversity. This situation, coupled …