SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Nearly identical species that differ genetically
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Hybrids formed from crossing different species
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Species that were previously thought to be extinct
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Species found to exist in places they should not be
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Detailed explanation-1: -noun. : one of two or more morphologically indistinguishable biological groups that are incapable of interbreeding compare physiologic race.
Detailed explanation-2: -To identify cryptic species, first one should establish species boundaries and only then study processes resulting in phenotypic similarity. Cryptic species could result from recent speciation, parallelism, convergence or stasis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other’s closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat.
Detailed explanation-4: -A “cryptic species complex” is a group of individual organisms which are virtually identical in appearance but nonetheless each satisfies the biological definition of a species-that is, they are reproductively isolated from each other.