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| Stöhr, Sabine; Weber, Alexandra; Boissin, Emilie; Chenuil, Anne. |
| The conspicuous Mediterranean brittle star Ophioderma longicauda (Bruzelius, 1805) has been discovered to represent a cryptic species complex, consisting of six nuclear clusters with contrasting reproductive modes (broadcast spawners and brooders). Here, O. longicauda is re-described. It is distinguished by a dark reddish-brown colouration both dorsally and on the ventral disc, and multiple tumid dorsal arm plates. One eastern Mediterranean brooding cluster is described as O. zibrowii sp. nov., characterized by a dark olive-green colour both dorsally and on the ventral disc, and single dorsal arm plates. Another brooder is described from Tunisia as O. hybrida sp. nov., with a highly variable morphology that reflects its origin by hybridization of... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Brittle stars; New species; Morphology; Mediterranean Sea; West Africa. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00610/72236/71039.pdf |
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