Systematics of the Unguiphora (Platyhelminthes Proseriata) II. Family Nematoplanidae Meixner, 1938

Curini-Galletti, M.C.; Martens, Paul

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“…The distribution of most of the known species appears limited to central-western Mediterranean. Indeed, the type locality (and, in some instances, the only locality from which the species was known) of quite a few of them is located within the La Maddalena Archipelago ( Parotoplana geminispina Delogu & Curini-Galletti, 2009) or in nearby Corsica ( Nematoplana corsicana Curini-Galletti & Martens, 1992, Archimonocelis staresoi Martens & Curini-Galletti, 1993, A. meixneri Martens & Curini-Galletti, 1993, Duplominona corsicana Martens, 1984, D. longicirrus Martens, 1984) [33] , [34] , [37] , [38] .…”

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Patterns of Diversity in Soft-Bodied Meiofauna: Dispersal Ability and Body Size Matter

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Background Biogeographical and macroecological principles are derived from patterns of distribution in large organisms, whereas microscopic ones have often been considered uninteresting, because of their supposed wide distribution. Here, after reporting the results of an intensive faunistic survey of marine microscopic animals (meiofauna) in Northern Sardinia, we test for the effect of body size, dispersal ability, and habitat features on the patterns of distribution of several groups. Methodology/Principal Findings As a dataset we use the results of a workshop held at La Maddalena (Sardinia, Italy) in September 2010, aimed at studying selected taxa of soft-bodied meiofauna (Acoela, Annelida, Gastrotricha, Nemertodermatida, Platyhelminthes and Rotifera), in conjunction with data on the same taxa obtained during a previous workshop hosted at Tjärnö (Western Sweden) in September 2007. Using linear mixed effects models and model averaging while accounting for sampling bias and potential pseudoreplication, we found evidence that: (1) meiofaunal groups with more restricted distribution are the ones with low dispersal potential; (2) meiofaunal groups with higher probability of finding new species for science are the ones with low dispersal potential; (3) the proportion of the global species pool of each meiofaunal group present in each area at the regional scale is negatively related to body size, and positively related to their occurrence in the endobenthic habitat. Conclusion/Significance Our macroecological analysis of meiofauna, in the framework of the ubiquity hypothesis for microscopic organisms, indicates that not only body size but mostly dispersal ability and also occurrence in the endobenthic habitat are important correlates of diversity for these understudied animals, with different importance at different spatial scales. Furthermore, since the Western Mediterranean is one of the best-studied areas in the world, the large number of undescribed species (37%) highlights that the census of marine meiofauna is still very far from being complete.

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Patterns of Diversity in Soft-Bodied Meiofauna: Dispersal Ability and Body Size Matter

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“…Within the Seriata, they are present in two families: the Archimonocelididae (within the genus Archimonocelis) and the Nematoplanidae (within the genera Nematoplana and Ezoplana ). In the Nematoplanidae, cnidosacs are always arranged in two or 'more rows (see Curini-Galletti & Martens, 1992), while in Archimonocelis there is one median dorsal row. We consider a single row of cnidosacs as an autapomorphy for the genus Archimonocelis (4 in Fig.…”

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Archimonocelididae Meixner, 1938 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata)

Martens

Curini‐Galletti

1993

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“…This substantially Curini-Galletti et al, 2023 Biogeographia 38 (2): a029 13 increases the knowledge of the diversity and composition of proseriates in the Mediterranean, given that before this study only 93 species were known from the whole Mediterranean basin (Curini-Galletti et al, 2020a). During the research, we found most of the species already known in the Mediterranean, with the major exception of species whose locus typicus resides outside the Western Mediterranean (notably Alboran Sea, Adriatic Sea, and eastern Mediterranean) (Curini-Galletti and Martens, 1992;Curini-Galletti et al, 2007;Delogu and Curini-Galletti, 2007;Delogu et al, 2008;Delogu and Curini-Galletti, 2009), and whose distribution range may not extend to the sampled area.…”

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Diversity of Platyhelminthes Proseriata in Western Mediterranean sandy beaches: a database of species occurrences and traits

Curini‐Galletti¹,

Fontaneto²,

Martínez³

2023

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We present here a first comprehensive database on the diversity of proseriate flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Rhabditophora: Proseriata) on Western Mediterranean microtidal, wave dominated beaches. We sampled 116 stations in two years, through Spain (22 beaches, including Balearic Islands), France (25 beaches, including Corsica), Italy (63 beaches, including Sardinia, Sicily, and Lampedusa), and Tunisia (6 beaches). In each beach, we sampled at three depths, corresponding to the swash, shoal, and subtidal zones. For each sample, we obtained environmental data. The research yielded a total of 152 species, of which 93 were new to science. For each of the species found, we coded and described 16 functional traits. We discuss the functional meaning of the selected traits, as well as on diversity patterns and emerging biogeographic signals across the investigated regions. We particularly focused on the most widespread and dominant species in our dataset, concentrating on their putative adaptations to high energy environments; as well as the high number (58) of the species only found once. Finally, we discussed the coverage of our sampling by estimating the diversity at each investigated region and comparing it to the actual diversity. All information provided is available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Open Science Framework (OSF) following the Darwin Core Standard.

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Systematics of the Unguiphora (Platyhelminthes Proseriata) II. Family Nematoplanidae Meixner, 1938

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Patterns of Diversity in Soft-Bodied Meiofauna: Dispersal Ability and Body Size Matter

Patterns of Diversity in Soft-Bodied Meiofauna: Dispersal Ability and Body Size Matter

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Archimonocelididae Meixner, 1938 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata)

Diversity of Platyhelminthes Proseriata in Western Mediterranean sandy beaches: a database of species occurrences and traits

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