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What is a microspecies?

What is a microspecies? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis.
  2. (biology) A small population with limited genetic variability.
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Some botanists in the past recognised 1000 or more species, many of which are apomictic microspecies.
Mutations of these hybrids may have given rise to further microspecies stabilized by apomixis.
Yes, subspecies can be included, however the inclusion of varieties and microspecies is a decision for the national IPA team.
Blackberries belong to any of hundreds of microspecies of the Rubus fruticosus species aggregate.
Moreover, some controversy exists about the use of microscopic or macroscopic constants to calculate the relative concentration of each microspecies.
For example, with hybridisation, in a species complex of hundreds of similar microspecies, or in a ring species, the boundaries between closely related species become unclear.

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