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semispecies

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semispecies [¦sem·i′spē·shēz]
(systematics)
The species that compose a superspecies.
Populations that have acquired some attributes of species rank.
Organisms that are borderline between species and subspecies.


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poecilogyrus is the most differentiated subspecies and displays concordance of color pattern, ventral and maxillary tooth number, as well as the trends mentioned above; it can be viewed as a semispecies.
 
 
 
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