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Integrative taxonomy delimits cryptic species in the Tetramorium caespitum complex

Started By MrILoveTheAnts , Oct 31 2017 2:06 PM

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#21 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted November 3 2017 - 7:17 AM

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Wait, does this mean that both T. caespitum and Tetramorium sp.E are being renamed, or just sp. E?

Tetramorium sp. E was treated as loosely synonymous with Tetramorium caespitum, but this shows that our most common Tetramorium are actually something else, T. immigrans, a taxa which has been revived from obsoletion. Tetramroium caespitum is still a valid species, but not what we have in North America.

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#22 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted November 3 2017 - 2:21 PM

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Wait, does this mean that both T. caespitum and Tetramorium sp.E are being renamed, or just sp. E?

Tetramorium sp. E was treated as loosely synonymous with Tetramorium caespitum, but this shows that our most common Tetramorium are actually something else, T. immigrans, a taxa which has been revived from obsoletion. Tetramroium caespitum is still a valid species, but not what we have in North America.