A current list of species concepts

As part of my book, I have updated the list of species concepts. Thought you lot might like this:

Species conceptions

Basic

Convention

• Taxonomic species [TSC]

Diagnostic

• Morphospecies [MSC]

Genealogy

• Evolutionary species [ESC]

[Monophyly]

• Phylospecies [PSC]

Gene-based

• Genetic species [GSC]

Reproductive reach

• Biospecies [BSC]

Ecological niche

• Ecospecies [EcSC]

Replacement concepts

• Operational Taxonomic Units
• Least Inclusive Taxonomic Units [LITU]
• Smallest Named and Recognised Clades [SNaRCs]

Composite concepts

Phylogenetic [mostly]

• Synapomorphic species [SySC]
• Internodal species [ISC]
• Cladospecies [CISC]
• Hennigian species [HSC]
• Phylogenetic Taxon species [PTSC]
• Autapomorphic species
• Composite Species [CpSC]
• Genealogical concordance species [GCC]

Others

• General Lineage Concept [GLC]
• Genic species [GeSC]
• Genotypic cluster [GCD]
• Non-dimensional species [NDSC]
• Nothospecies [NSC]
• Phenospecies [PhSC]
• Recognition species [RSC]
• Reproductive competition species [RCC]
• Successional species [SSC]
• Metapopulations
• Cohesion species [CSC]
• Evolutionary significant unit [ESU]
• Agamospecies [ASC]