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

• 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

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.