Morphology is not always useful for diagnosis, and that’s ok: Species hypotheses should not be bound to a class of data. Reply to Brown and Gibbons (S Afr J Sci. 2022;118(9/10), Art. #12590)

• Jonathan W. Lawley,
• Edgar Gamero-Mora,
• Maximiliano M. Maronna,
• Luciano M. Chiaverano,
• Sérgio N. Stampar,
• Russell R. Hopcroft,
• Allen G. Collins,
• André C. Morandini

Affiliations

Jonathan W. Lawley

1.Department of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 2.School of Environment and Science, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

Edgar Gamero-Mora

Department of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Maximiliano M. Maronna

Department of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Luciano M. Chiaverano

National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sérgio N. Stampar

Department of Biological Sciences, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil

Russell R. Hopcroft

College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska–Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Allen G. Collins

National Systematics Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA

André C. Morandini

1.Department of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 2.Centre for Marine Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil