A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE FINE-SYSTEMATICS WITHIN TISBE - AN EVALUATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR METHODS

Six species from the species-rich taxon Tisbe (Copepoda, Harpacticoida ) were selected that could be reared in the laboratory as mass culture s. Phylogenetic relationships among these species were assessed by mor phological studies of adults and larvae, DNA restriction site polymorp hisms, allozymic, immunological distance, and lipid composition. Limit s of scope and practicability of these analyses became apparent, as we ll as their potential and importance for future work in zoological sys tematics.