Molecular barcode and morphological analyses reveal the taxonomic and biogeographical status of the striped-legged hermit crab species Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796) and Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802) (Decapoda: Diogenidae)

Autor(es)

Negri, Mariana ^[1] ; Pileggi, Leonardo G. ^[1] ; Mantelatto, Fernando L. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Bioecol & Crustacean Systemat, Postgrad Program Comparat Biol, Dept Biol, Fac Philosophy Sci & Letters Ribeirao P, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INVERTEBRATE SYSTEMATICS; v. 26, n. 5-6, p. 561-571, 2012.
• Citações Web of Science: 20

Resumo

The taxonomic status of the species Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796) and Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802), which have sympatric biogeographical distributions restricted to the western Atlantic Ocean, is based only on differences in the colour pattern of the walking legs of adults. Their morphological similarity led to the suggestion that they be synonymised. In order to investigate this hypothesis, we included species of Clibanarius Dana, 1892 in a molecular phylogenetic analysis of partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA gene and the COI barcode region. In addition, we combined the molecular results with morphological observations obtained from several samples of these two species. The genetic divergences of the 16S rDNA and COI sequences between C. sclopetarius and C. vittatus ranged from 4.5 to 5.9% and 9.4 to 11.9%, which did not justify their synonymisation. Differences in the telson morphology, chela ornamentation, and coloration of the eyestalks and antennal peduncle provided support for the separation of the two species. Another interesting result was a considerable genetic difference found between populations of C. vittatus from Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico, which may indicate the existence of two homonymous species. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/54931-0 - Melhoria e capacitação das coleções científicas do Departamento de Biologia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Carlos Alberto Garofalo
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa Infra-estrutura - Acervos biológicos
• Processo FAPESP: 10/50188-8 - Crustáceos decápodes: multidisciplinaridade na caracterização da biodiversidade marinha do estado de São Paulo (taxonomia, espermiotaxonomia, biologia molecular e dinâmica populacional) (Biodiversidade Marinha)
• Beneficiário: Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto
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• Processo FAPESP: 12/06300-3 - Diversidade e estruturação genética do siri invasor Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1876) como ferramenta para inferências sobre o seu modo de introdução na costa americana
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