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The cost of ignoring cryptic diversity in macroecological studies: Comment on Martínez et al. (2017)

2018; Inter-Research; Volume: 601; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps12701

1616-1599

Gabriela C. Mattos, Paulo Cesar Paiva, Mariana Mateos, Pilar A. Haye, Luis A. Hurtado,

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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 601:269-271 (2018) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12701 COMMENT The cost of ignoring cryptic diversity in macroecological studies: Comment on Martínez et al. (2017) Gustavo Mattos1,*, Paulo C. Paiva1, Mariana Mateos2, Pilar A. Haye3, Luis A. Hurtado2 1Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840-2258, USA 3Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile *Corresponding author: gustavo.mattos@globo.com ABSTRACT: Despite ample evidence indicating that Excirolana braziliensis corresponds to a species complex, Martínez et al. (2017; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 583:137-148) considered this isopod as a single species with a wide distribution along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas, to evaluate the abundant-centre hypothesis (ACH). Multiple studies, however, have documented the presence of highly divergent lineages within this isopod, some of which may have separated millions of years ago, and with morphological differences reported among some of the lineages. The assumption of a single widespread species has led to misleading inferences regarding the underlying causes of ecological variation in this isopod, as indicated in recent phylogeographic studies. Therefore, it is surprising that a new macroecological study is considering E. braziliensis as a single widespread species again. The cost of ignoring its cryptic diversity is that the Martínez et al. (2017) study does not really contribute to our understanding of the ACH. KEY WORDS: Species complex · Evolutionary lineages · Phylogeography · Cirolanidae · Sandy beaches Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Mattos G, Paiva PC, Mateos M, Haye PA, Hurtado LA (2018) The cost of ignoring cryptic diversity in macroecological studies: Comment on Martínez et al. (2017). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 601:269-271. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12701 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 601. Online publication date: August 09, 2018 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2018 Inter-Research.