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How Robust are Multispecies Coalescent Species Delimitations in Taxonomically Complex Systems? A Genomic Assessment Using Mediterranean Tethya Sponges
Joëlle van der Sprong, Frine Cardone, Sebastian Höhna…·Sergio Vargas
The paper evaluates the robustness of multispecies coalescent methods for species delimitation in taxonomically complex systems using Mediterranean Tethya sponges, finding that hypothesis-testing approaches are more reliable than heuristic ones.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.04.735074