[Taxacom] Taxonomy in Europe in the 21st century

[Torbjørn Ekrem]

Exactly my point, it makes it interesting for further studies (see my 
"possibly").

Torbjørn

Richard Zander skrev:
> Well, genetic clusters indicate isolation, but not necessarily different species. The fact of exemplars of the same taxon being distant on a molecular cladogram (e.g. "massive homoplasy") is evidence of stasis in evolution, maybe through stabilizing selection. A molecular split necessarily representing one or more speciation events is more a slogan than theory based on evidence. 
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> If a DNA barcode project on midges in Norway reveals that there are 100 genetic clusters that we are unable to put a name on and possibly represents new species, is that not a decent argument to fund taxonomy on this particular group?
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