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n integrative approach reveals a new species of Zoantharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), Terrazoanthus silveirai, in the South-western Atlantic Ocea

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Author(s):
Vaga, Claudia F. [1, 2] ; Migotto, Alvaro E. [1] ; Santos, Maria E. A. [3] ; Honji, Renato M. [1] ; Reimer, James [3, 4] ; Kitahara, Marcelo V. [1, 5]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Marine Biol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Ryukyus, Grad Sch Engn & Sci, Mol Invertebrate Systemat & Ecol Lab, Okinawa - Japan
[4] Univ Ryukyus, Trop Biosphere Res Ctr, Okinawa - Japan
[5] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Marine Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH; v. 17, n. 7-8 NOV 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

The recently erected macrocnemic family Hydrozoanthidae comprises relatively few species recorded from tropical and subtropical regions. In the Atlantic Ocean, this family has been reported only from three locations: the Caribbean Sea, the Argentine continental shelf and the Cape Verde Islands. Based on a study of colonies collected during scuba diving at Alcatrazes Archipelago's main island (Sao Paulo State), south-eastern Brazil, a new species belonging to the genus Terrazoanthus is described as T. silveirai sp. nov. Vaga, Migotto \& Kitahara. Morphological and ecological observations coupled with molecular analyses revealed a unique cnidome, a novel facultative association with sponges, and confirmed the phylogenetic position of this new species within Hydrozoanthidae. Our results represent the second record of Hydrozoanthidae and Terrazoanthus from the South-western Atlantic, expanding the sparse taxonomic knowledge of the order Zoantharia in this area. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/01332-0 - Phylogenomics of the order Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): relationships between evolution and climate change
Grantee:Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Young Investigators