The Caribbean enigma: the presence of unusual cryptic diversity in intertidal mites (Arachnida, Acari, Oribatida)

The definition, as well as the existence of cryptic species, is still a subject of controversial debates. Some scientists claim that cryptic diversity is a real phenomenon that should be extensively studied while others argue that cryptic species do not exist as they are nothing more than an incompatibility of species concepts. We investigated the enigmatic case of two widely distributed Caribbean intertidal oribatid mites, Carinozetes...