Hidden diversity in eastern North America: The genus Ligidium (Oniscidea, Ligiidae) in the southern Appalachian Mountains

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 712 - 731
• Main Authors: Recuero, Ernesto, Caterino, Michael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Congruences; Crustacea; cryptic species; endemism; Ligidium; Ligidium elrodii; Miocene; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Mountains; native; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; phylogeography; Speciation; Species; species delimitation; Species diversity; Type localities; Appalachian Mountains; North America

The terrestrial isopod genus Ligidium includes 58 species from Europe, Asia, and North America. In Eastern North America four species are recognized: L. floridanum and L. mucronatum, known just from their type localities in Florida and Louisiana respectively, L. blueridgensis, endemic to the souther...