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They include assigning a new name to each lineage of the morphospecies without (necessarily) first obtaining DNA from the morphospecies holotype or paratype(s) or designating a neotype, providing a basic morphological diagnosis in the cryptic species descriptions, and systematically following the morphospecies names by \u2018\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">sensu lato<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2019 or \u2018species group\u2019 when referring to the entire morphospecies and by \u2018\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">sensu stricto<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2019 when referring to the original lineage. 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