[Taxacom] DNA only descriptions

[Kim van der Linde]

On 8/20/2010 7:35 PM, Stephen Thorpe wrote:
>> In my opinion, the crucial aspect we should not forget is that we use morphology
>> as a proxy for genetic differences
>
> IT DEPENDS WHAT ONE IS DOING! Descriptive taxonomy, or "systematics"?
> Descriptive taxonomists would still describe morphology even if systematists
> knew EVERYTHING about the genetics ...

Sorry, no, you can describe a species using DNA only. It is desirable, 
no, but we could do it. And with cryptic species, that is exactly what 
we do.

Kim
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