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ArticlePloS one2019

Species delimitation in Amblyosyllis (Annelida, Syllidae).

María Teresa Aguado, María Capa, Domingo Lago-Barcia, João Gil, Fredrik Pleijel, Arne Nygren

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 6 countries.

María Teresa AguadoCentro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.
María CapaDepartament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5063-7961
Domingo Lago-BarciaLaboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
João GilCentre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1856-3333
Fredrik PleijelDepartment of Marine Science, The Faculty of Science, University of Gothenburg, Tjärnö, Strömstad, Sweden.
Arne NygrenDepartment of Marine Science, The Faculty of Science, University of Gothenburg, Tjärnö, Strömstad, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5761-8803
University of Gothenburg · SECentre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes · ESNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NOUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ESUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amblyosyllis is a worldwide distributed group of annelids mainly found in coastal environments. It is well known among the polychaete specialists mostly because of its notable beauty, showing bright colourful patterns and outstanding long and coiled appendices. Amblyosyllis is a monophyletic genus easy to identify due to its distinct diagnostic features; however, the species and their boundaries are, in most cases, not well defined. Herein, we provide an extensive sample of Amblyosyllis material (115 specimens) from several world geographic areas. We have studied the morphological features of each specimen and photographed them alive. Two mitochondrial DNA markers (COI and 16S) and one nuclear gene fragment (28S, D1 region) were sequenced. We performed phylogenetic analyses based on each DNA partition, as well as the combined data sets, obtaining congruent results. Species delimitation methods such as distance analyses, statistical parsimony networks and multi-rate Poisson tree processes were also applied. The combined results obtained from different methodologies and data sets are used to differentiate between, at least, 19 lineages compatible with the separately evolving meta-populations species concept. Four of these lineages are identified as nominal species, including the type species of Amblyosyllis, A. rhombeata. For three other lineages previously synonymized names are recovered, and seven lineages are described as new species. All of these species are described and supported by appropriate iconography. We recognize several morphological characters useful to identify species of Amblyosyllis, which in some cases should also be combined with molecular methods for species delineation. The genetic divergence in the genus is high, contrary to the morphological homogeneity observed. Two species show a wide geographical distribution, while the rest have a more restricted distribution. There are several examples of species with overlapping distribution patterns.

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PhylogenyPhylogeographyAnimalsAnnelidaDNA, MitochondrialPolychaetaSpecies SpecificityDNA, Mitochondrial

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