Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea
Sponges are amongst the most difficult benthic taxa to properly identify, which has led to a prevalence of cryptic species in several sponge genera, especially in those with simple skeletons. This is particularly true for sponges living in remote or hardly accessible environments, such as the deep-s...
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crpeerj:10.7717/peerj.12515 2024-06-02T08:12:41+00:00 Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea Santín, Andreu Uriz, María-Jesús Cristobo, Javier Xavier, Joana R. Ríos, Pilar European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme European Commission LIFE C “Nature and Biodiversity” call INDEMARES INTEMARES NAFO Potential Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems-Impacts of Deep-Sea Fisheries project Spain’s General Secretary of the Sea Spain’s Ministry for the Rural and Marine Environment Spanish Institute of Oceanography Geological Survey of Canada Canadian Hydrographic Service Fisheries and Oceans Canada UK’s Centre for the Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Russian Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography Russian P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology ABRIC project Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Institute of Marine Sciences Generalitat de Catalunya Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12515 https://peerj.com/articles/12515.pdf https://peerj.com/articles/12515.xml https://peerj.com/articles/12515.html en eng PeerJ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PeerJ volume 9, page e12515 ISSN 2167-8359 journal-article 2021 crpeerj https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12515 2024-05-07T14:14:14Z Sponges are amongst the most difficult benthic taxa to properly identify, which has led to a prevalence of cryptic species in several sponge genera, especially in those with simple skeletons. This is particularly true for sponges living in remote or hardly accessible environments, such as the deep-sea, as the inaccessibility of their habitat and the lack of accurate descriptions usually leads to misclassifications. However, species can also remain hidden even when they belong to genera that have particularly characteristic features. In these cases, researchers inevitably pay attention to these peculiar features, sometimes disregarding small differences in the other “typical” spicules. The genus Melonanchora Carter, 1874, is among those well suited for a revision, as their representatives possess a unique type of spicule (spherancorae). After a thorough review of the material available for this genus from several institutions, four new species of Melonanchora , M. tumultuosa sp. nov., M. insulsa sp. nov., M. intermedia sp. nov. and M. maeli sp. nov. are formally described from different localities across the Atlanto-Mediterranean region. Additionally, all Melonanchora from the Okhotsk Sea and nearby areas are reassigned to other genera; Melonanchora kobjakovae is transferred to Myxilla ( Burtonanchora ) while two new genera, Hanstoreia gen. nov. and Arhythmata gen. nov. are created to accommodate Melonanchora globogilva and Melonanchora tetradedritifera , respectively. Hanstoreia gen. nov. is closest to Melonanchora , whereas Arhythmata gen. nov., is closer to Stelodoryx , which is most likely polyphyletic and in need of revision. Article in Journal/Newspaper okhotsk sea PeerJ Publishing Okhotsk PeerJ 9 e12515 |
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Sponges are amongst the most difficult benthic taxa to properly identify, which has led to a prevalence of cryptic species in several sponge genera, especially in those with simple skeletons. This is particularly true for sponges living in remote or hardly accessible environments, such as the deep-sea, as the inaccessibility of their habitat and the lack of accurate descriptions usually leads to misclassifications. However, species can also remain hidden even when they belong to genera that have particularly characteristic features. In these cases, researchers inevitably pay attention to these peculiar features, sometimes disregarding small differences in the other “typical” spicules. The genus Melonanchora Carter, 1874, is among those well suited for a revision, as their representatives possess a unique type of spicule (spherancorae). After a thorough review of the material available for this genus from several institutions, four new species of Melonanchora , M. tumultuosa sp. nov., M. insulsa sp. nov., M. intermedia sp. nov. and M. maeli sp. nov. are formally described from different localities across the Atlanto-Mediterranean region. Additionally, all Melonanchora from the Okhotsk Sea and nearby areas are reassigned to other genera; Melonanchora kobjakovae is transferred to Myxilla ( Burtonanchora ) while two new genera, Hanstoreia gen. nov. and Arhythmata gen. nov. are created to accommodate Melonanchora globogilva and Melonanchora tetradedritifera , respectively. Hanstoreia gen. nov. is closest to Melonanchora , whereas Arhythmata gen. nov., is closer to Stelodoryx , which is most likely polyphyletic and in need of revision. |
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Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea |
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Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea |
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Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea |
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Unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of Melonanchora Carter, 1874 and two new related genera (Myxillidae: Poecilosclerida) from the Okhotsk Sea |
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unique spicules may confound species differentiation: taxonomy and biogeography of melonanchora carter, 1874 and two new related genera (myxillidae: poecilosclerida) from the okhotsk sea |
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