Integrative taxonomy: the importance of using numerous characters to identify species
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https://doi.org/10.30973/inventio/2025.21.53/4Keywords:
systematics, taxonomy, DNA, species, diological diversity, morphologyAbstract
The practice of taxonomy is inherent to the need of human beings to name the objects and living beings in their environment. Carlos Linneo founded the discipline of taxonomy in a completely biological sphere, addition, proposed naming species under a binomial concept, genus and species. The traditional taxonomy had to be reinvented under new approaches and technologies, including the incorporation of dna sequences. In this sense, the integrative taxonomy focused on studying biodiversity through different sources of information. This paper reviewed the current approaches and the different uses of integrative taxonomy, as well as its limitations.
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