First Record of the Phylum Gnathostomulida in the Southern Ocean

We report for the first time the occurrence of at least two species of the phylum Gnathostomulida in the Southern Ocean, along the shores of the Ross Sea in Antarctica. At least one species for each of the orders of the phylum (Filospermoidea and Bursovaginoidea) was found using both morphological i...

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Published in:Diversity
Main Authors: Wolfgang Sterrer, Martin V. Sørensen, Matteo Cecchetto, Alejandro Martínez, Raffaella Sabatino, Ester M. Eckert, Diego Fontaneto, Stefano Schiaparelli
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022
Subjects:
Antarctica
Gnathostomulida
Ross Sea
Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
species distribution
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Southern Ocean
Van Veen
Mario Zucchelli
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/d14050382
https://doaj.org/article/86c7f198cc074a93a62832eeb3af0880
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Summary:We report for the first time the occurrence of at least two species of the phylum Gnathostomulida in the Southern Ocean, along the shores of the Ross Sea in Antarctica. At least one species for each of the orders of the phylum (Filospermoidea and Bursovaginoidea) was found using both morphological inspection and DNA metabarcoding of the shallow marine sediments collected with a Van Veen grab or by scuba diving in the area facing the Italian research station “Mario Zucchelli”.

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