cryptic species
Americannoun
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More recent models that factor in cryptic species suggest the true number could be far higher, possibly ranging from 7 to 250 times that figure.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
If what was once considered a single widespread species is split into several distinct cryptic species, each newly identified species occupies a smaller geographic range.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
"Many of these cryptic species have likely been evolving separately for a million years or more," said Wiens.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Bond had long suspected the presence of cryptic species, a term for species that appear similar but are genetically distinct.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
The results also hinted at the existence of a new cryptic species of the common bouldering coral, Porites lutea.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
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