Table 1 This table shows the number of modes selected by different approaches and methods for 17 selected species: the test of Silverman (2nd column), model-based approaches, based on the criteria AIC, BIC, and ICL (3rd to 5th column) and Notos (last column). The maximum number of modes is limited to ten, all mixture models were estimated by the R-package mclust

Acropora palmata

1

10

5

1

2

Actinidia chinensis

1

8

8

1

1

Aegilops speltoides

1

7

2

1

1

Aiptasia pallida

2

6

3

1

2

Alligator mississippiensis

1

7

4

1

1

Antheraea mylitta

4

6

3

1

1-2

Aspergillus oryzae

1

5

1

1

1

Bombus terrestris

2

5

3

1

2

Citrus clementina

1

8

4

1

1-2

Citrus limon

1

5

3

1

1

Danio rerio

1

8

8

1

1

Daphnia pulex

1

9

5

1

1

Drosophila melanogaster

2

8

3

1

1

Locusta migratoria

2

9

9

1

2

Nematostella vectensis

2

9

6

1

2

Pinctada maxima

1

10

4

1

2

Rattus norvegicus

1

10

8

1

1