TY - JOUR
AU - Berg, David J
AB - Investigations of the freshwater isopod genus LirceusRafinesque, 1820 in Ohio and Kentucky USA reveal surprising results regarding the taxonomy of the genus. Given the incomplete states of their original descriptions, Lirceus fontinalisRafinesque, 1820 and Lirceus richardsonaeHubricht & Mackin, 1949 were subjected to molecular and morphological analyses and then redescribed from as geographically near to their type localities as possible. The range of L. fontinalis is circumscribed to include sites now only in Fayette County, Kentucky, while the range of L. richardsonae is expanded to include much of western Ohio. In addition, a new species from Delaware County, Ohio was identified and is described. This unexpected species showed relatively little affinity to L. fontinalis/richardsonae and may represent a species from a different faunal assemblage. The presence of these two isopod lineages suggests a contact zone in Ohio due to postglacial dispersal from the east and from the south.
TI - Slater swap: Taxonomic analyses modify distributions of two species of Lirceus Rafinesque, 1820 (Isopoda: Asellidae) and identify a new species from central Ohio, USA
JO - Journal of Crustacean Biology
DO - 10.1093/jcbiol/ruae065
DA - 2024-11-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/slater-swap-taxonomic-analyses-modify-distributions-of-two-species-of-22S5KVQbvs
VL - 44
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -