The order Siphonophorida – Ataxonomist’s nightmare? Lessons from a Brazilian collection

Authors

  • Helen J. Read Egypt Lane, Farnham Common
  • Henrik Enghoff Natural History Museum of Denmark

Keywords:

taxonomic characters, Brazil, millipedes, Diplopoda

Abstract

Recent study of a collection of over 300 specimens of Siphonophoridae from Brazil, comprising several morphotypes/species, has allowed comparison between and within ‘species’. Published descriptions have in the past used characters that were found to vary between individuals of the same species, or even within the same individual. Hitherto unused characters that may be useful in distinguishing between species are discussed.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 81 No. 3 (2009)

Section

ARTICLES

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How to Cite

Read, H. J., & Enghoff, H. (2009). The order Siphonophorida – Ataxonomist’s nightmare? Lessons from a Brazilian collection. Soil Organisms, 81(3), 543. https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/208