Multivariate morphometric analysis of the Potamogeton compressus group (Potamogetonaceae)

Abstract

Multivariate morphometric analyses were for the first time used to elucidate the patterns of variation in the taxonomically critical genus Potamogeton. Three groups of specimens were distinguished within the studied complex, one of which was subdivided mainly on the basis of allopatric occurrence and genetic differentiation.

Keywords

• numerical taxonomy
• species delimitation
• variation