Cryptogenic Species
A cryptogenic species (" cryptogenic" being derived from Greek " κρυπτός", meaning hidden, and " γένεσις", meaning origin) is a species whose origins are unknown. The cryptogenic species can be an animal or plant, including other kingdoms or domains, such as fungi, algae, bacteria, or even viruses. In ecology, a cryptogenic species is one which may be either a native species or an introduced species, clear evidence for either origin being absent. An example is the Northern Pacific seastar (''Asterias amurensis'') in Alaska and Canada. In palaeontology, a cryptogenic species is one which appears in the fossil record without clear affinities to an earlier species. See also * Cosmopolitan distribution *Cryptozoology Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness ... Re ...
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