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Table 3 Taxonomic affinities and ecological preferences of species in the Sternopriscus tarsalis radiation

From: Pleistocene climate change promoted rapid diversification of aquatic invertebrates in Southeast Australia

Species

Complex

Altitude

Habitat

Climate

S. alpinus

2

2

2

1

S. tasmanicus

2

0

1*

2

S. wehnckei

2

0

1

0

S. barbarae

1

0

0

0

S. meadfootii

1

1

1

2

S. montanus

1

2

2

?

S. mundanus

1

1 **

2

1

S. tarsalis

0

0

1

2

S. weckwerthi

0

2

2

0

S. williamsi

1

1

2

?

  1. Complex: 0 = S. tarsalis, 1 = S. meadfootii, 2 = S. tasmanicus. Altitude: preferred altitude range, 0 = < 500 m, 1 = 500 – 1000 m, 2 = > 1000 m. Habitat: 0 = rheophilic, 1 = eurytopic, 2 = acidophilic. Climate: according to the dominating climate variables in the ENM, 0 = cool summers, 1 = cool winters, 2 = wet winters. *: Also occurs in habitats with moderate salinity. **: Actual altitudinal range is 200 – 1550 m.