Revolving images and multi-image keys open new horizons in descriptive taxonomy: ZooKeys working examples

By

Stoev, Pavel
Penev, Lyubomir
Akkari, Nesrine
Cheung, David Koon-Bong.
Enghoff, Henrik
Brunke, Adam J.
Souza, Carina Mara
Pape, Thomas
Mietchen, Daniel
Erwin, Terry Lee 1940-2020

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

328

Pages

1-3

Subjects

none

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.328.6171

 

Abstract

This editorial highlights the importance to taxonomy of an innovative illustration technique (Akkari et al. 2013, Cheung et al. 2013) that allows integration of scanning electron microscope images into an interactive rotatable model (rSEM) to visualize complex morphological features. It also introduces a highly visual identification key to 12 millipede species from Tunisiathat uses simultaneously line drawings, photographs, scanning electron micrographs and interactive rotatable modelsto illustrate most informative taxonomic characters in the studied group.