Sympatric sibling species: the case of Caloria elegans and Facelina quatrefagesi (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)

Authors

  • Giulia Furfaro Dipartimento di Scienze, Università “Roma Tre”
  • Paolo Mariottini Dipartimento di Scienze, Università “Roma Tre”
  • Maria Vittoria Modica Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
  • Egidio Trainito
  • Mauro Doneddu
  • Marco Oliverio Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Università di Roma “La Sapienza"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04479.09A

Keywords:

integrative taxonomy, molluscs, Facelinidae, systematics, phylogeny

Abstract


The aeolid nudibranch Caloria elegans (Facelinidae) is quite common in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean and is easily recognized by the presence of a typical black spot at the apical portion of its cerata. Facelina quatrefagesi (Facelinidae) was long considered as a synonym of C. elegans until recently, when it was re-evaluated as a valid species based mainly on rhinophore morphology. In order to definitively assess the status of these aeolid taxa, we employed an integrative taxonomy approach using the nuclear H3 and the two mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and 16S markers. The molecular analyses clearly showed that, although morphologically closely related to C. elegans, F. quatrefagesi is a valid species.

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2016-12-30

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Furfaro G, Mariottini P, Modica MV, Trainito E, Doneddu M, Oliverio M. Sympatric sibling species: the case of Caloria elegans and Facelina quatrefagesi (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Sci. mar. [Internet]. 2016Dec.30 [cited 2024Mar.29];80(4):511-20. Available from: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1683

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