A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia)

Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia) is described here based on morphological and molecular analyses of specimens from Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Ecological notes on the egg development and new species distribution range are also presented. COI DNA ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giulia Furfaro, Egidio Trainito
Other Authors: Furfaro, Giulia, Trainito, Egidio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
DNA-Barcoding
new specie
Nudibranch
Onchidorididae
Knoutsodonta
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11587/445210
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Summary:Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia) is described here based on morphological and molecular analyses of specimens from Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Ecological notes on the egg development and new species distribution range are also presented. COI DNA barcoding was used to molecularly identify this species and to assess one sequence present in Genbank but for which identification was not provided. Furthermore, the intraspecific genetic divergence was explored for specimens belonging to different populations.

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