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ArticlePloS one2019

Atlantic West Ophiothrix spp. in the scope of integrative taxonomy: Confirming the existence of Ophiothrix trindadensis Tommasi, 1970.

Renata Aparecida Dos Santos Alitto, Antonia Cecília Zacagnini Amaral, Letícia Dias de Oliveira, Helena Serrano, Karin Regina Seger, Pablo Damian Borges Guilherme, Maikon Di Domenico, Ana Beardsley Christensen, Luciana Bolsoni Lourenço, Marcos Tavares and 1 more

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Renata Aparecida Dos Santos AlittoDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-9732-4877
Antonia Cecília Zacagnini AmaralMuseu de Zoologia "Adão José Cardoso", Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Letícia Dias de OliveiraDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Helena SerranoDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Karin Regina SegerDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Pablo Damian Borges GuilhermeLaboratório de Biologia Marinha, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Paranaguá, Paraná, Brasil.
Maikon Di DomenicoCentro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brasil.
Ana Beardsley ChristensenDepartment of Biology, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2513-7479
Luciana Bolsoni LourençoDepartamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Marcos TavaresMuseu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Michela BorgesDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRLamar University · USUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual do Paraná · BRUniversidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We re-describe and confirm the validity of Ophiothrix trindadensis Tommasi, 1970 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). This is a native species from Brazil, however it lacked a type series deposited in scientific collections. The recognition of O. trindadensis was made possible using integrative taxonomy applied to many specimens from the type locality (Trindade Island) as well as from different locations along the Brazilian coast (Araçá Bay and Estuarine Complex of Paranaguá). Initially, 835 specimens were studied and divided into four candidate species (CS) inferred from external morphological characters. Afterwards, the CSs were compared using integrative taxonomy based on external morphology, arm microstructures morphology (arm ossicle), morphometry, and molecular studies (fragments of the mitochondrial genes 16S and COI). Analyses indicated CS1 and CS2 as O. trindadensis, and CS3 as O. angulata, both valid species. CS4 remains O. cf. angulata as more data, including their ecology and physiology, are needed to be definitively clarified. Our integrative investigation using specimens from the type locality overcame the lack of type specimens and increased the reliable identification of O. trindadensis and O. angulata.

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AnimalsBayes TheoremBrazilDNA, MitochondrialEchinodermataElectron Transport Complex IVGenes, MitochondrialGenetic VariationPhylogenySpecies SpecificityDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IV

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PMCPMC6343879
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