Diversity and Distribution of Actiniaria

Gomes, Paula Braga; Targino, Alessandra Gomes; Brandão, Rafael Antônio; Pérez, Carlos Daniel

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“…One of the challenges faced when de ning species within Anthopleura, as well as in most genera of sea anemones, is that most species lack a single, unique, and exclusive characteristic (autapomorphy) that is useful for distinguishing them from one another (Gomes et al 2016;Brugler et al 2018). Instead, species of Anthopleura are distinguished by a combination of morphological characteristics that include shape, size, coloration pattern, number of tentacles, type or level of development of speci c muscles, arrangement of mesenteries and gametogenic tissue, arrangement of verrucae on the column, cnidome, and even biological and ecological traits such as reproduction modes or the presence or absence of zooxanthellae (Daly et al 2017).…”

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A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

VASSALLO-AVALOS,

GONZÁLEZ-MUÑOZ,

MORRONE

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Anthopleura is one of the most numerous genera within the Actiniidae family. This genus is particularly characterized by its members having both verrucae on the column and acrorhagi on the margin. In the region of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican Pacific, six species of Anthopleura have been documented, which are relatively well defined by their morphological characteristics and coloration patterns. During recent visits to the intertidal zone of Cerritos, in Baja California Sur, we found individuals of Anthopleura displaying a variety of colorations that do not agree with known species for the region. We collected and examined specimens of four morphotypes of Anthopleura, analyzing them by integrating information about their external and internal anatomy, as well as their cnidome. Additionally, we obtained and analyzed genetic sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear markers through phylogenetic analyses. Our results reveal that the four morphotypes belong to a single, and undescribed species of Anthopleura. We provide a detailed description of the species Anthopleura variata sp. nov., including images of the key taxonomic characteristics defining it. Anthopleura variata sp. nov. is the 49th species in the genus and the seventh species of Anthopleura documented for the Mexican Pacific. This article is registered in ZooBank under http://zoobank.org:pub:25688E38-5374-42EB-84EA-4728930988B5

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A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

VASSALLO-AVALOS,

GONZÁLEZ-MUÑOZ,

MORRONE

et al. 2024

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Distribution of sea anemones in the Southwest Atlantic: biogeographical patterns and environmental drivers

Targino

Gomes

2020

Mar. Biodivers.

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A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

Vassallo-Avalos,

González-Muñoz,

Morrone

et al. 2024

Mar. Biodivers.

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Anthopleura is one of the most speciose genera within the family Actiniidae. This genus is particularly characterized by its members having both verrucae on the column and acrorhagi on the margin. In the region of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican Pacific, six species of Anthopleura have been documented, which are relatively well defined by their morphological characteristics and coloration patterns. During recent visits to the intertidal zone of Cerritos, in Baja California Sur, we found individuals of Anthopleura displaying a variety of colorations that do not agree with known species for the region. We collected and examined specimens of four morphotypes of Anthopleura, analyzing them by integrating information about their external and internal anatomy, as well as their cnidome. Additionally, we obtained and analyzed genetic sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear markers through phylogenetic analyses. Our results reveal that the four morphotypes belong to a single, and undescribed species of Anthopleura. We provide a detailed description of the species Anthopleura variata sp. nov., which is characterized by a variety of coloration patterns, as well as having a circumscribed, palmate, and pedunculate marginal sphincter muscle, harboring zooxanthellae, and lacking directive mesenteries, among other characteristics. Anthopleura variata sp. nov. is the 49th species in the genus and the seventh species of Anthopleura documented for the Mexican Pacific.

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Diversity and Distribution of Actiniaria

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A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

Distribution of sea anemones in the Southwest Atlantic: biogeographical patterns and environmental drivers

A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific

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