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Teixeira, M. A. L.; Vieira, P. E.; Fenwick, D.; Langeneck, J.; Pleijel, F.; Sampieri, B. R.; Hernández, J. C.; Ravara, A.; Costa, F. O.; Nygren, A. (2023). Revealing the diversity of the green Eulalia (Annelida, Phyllodocidae) species complex along the European coast, with description of three new species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution.
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10.1007/s13127-022-00597-1 [view]
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:91FC47CB-6910-4549-9E26-6F7C65EC9127 [view]
Teixeira, M. A. L.; Vieira, P. E.; Fenwick, D.; Langeneck, J.; Pleijel, F.; Sampieri, B. R.; Hernández, J. C.; Ravara, A.; Costa, F. O.; Nygren, A.
2023
Revealing the diversity of the green Eulalia (Annelida, Phyllodocidae) species complex along the European coast, with description of three new species
Organisms Diversity & Evolution
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The green phyllodocids Eulalia clavigera and E. viridis are a known European pseudo-cryptic complex, but questions about its distribution and evidence of additional lineages in previous studies call for an investigation of the real diversity within the complex. We analyze DNA sequences (mtCOI-5P, ITS, and 28S rRNA) of different populations of E. clavigera from intertidal and subtidal marine waters along the North East Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, the Azores and Webbnesia (Madeira, Savage islands and Canaries), and populations of E. viridis from the Scandinavia. This provided compelling evidence for the existence of six additional divergent evolutionary lineages, three of the most abundant being described here as new species: Eulalia feliciae sp. nov., intertidal and unique to the Western Mediterranean, Eulalia madeirensis sp. nov., subtidal and unique to the Madeira Island (Portugal), and Eulalia xanthomucosa sp. nov., mostly subtidal and occurring in the British Isles and southern France. Complementary morphometric analyses showed that E. feliciae sp. nov. and E. madeirensis sp. nov. formed two independent morphometric clusters, while E. xanthomucosa sp. nov. often overlapped with E. clavigera sensu stricto (s. s.), although being unique in showing a yellow coloration and parapodial cirri on median segments larger in relation to its body size. Recent biotechnological findings based on “E. clavigera” specimens highlight the importance of formally describing cryptic complexes, since each lineage chemistry might be unique and may have a range of distinct effects and applications
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Holotype DBUA DBUA0002478.01.v05, geounit Mediterranean Sea, identified as Eulalia feliciae Teixeira, Vieira, Fenwick, Langeneck, Pleijel, Sampieri, Hernández, Ravara, Costa & Nygren, 2023
Holotype DBUA DBUA0002479.01.v02, geounit North Atlantic, identified as Eulalia madeirensis Teixeira, Vieira, Fenwick, Langeneck, Pleijel, Sampieri, Hernández, Ravara, Costa & Nygren, 2023
Holotype DBUA DBUA0002480.01.v07, geounit North Atlantic, identified as Eulalia xanthomucosa Teixeira, Vieira, Fenwick, Langeneck, Pleijel, Sampieri, Hernández, Ravara, Costa & Nygren, 2023
 Etymology

Named after Felicia Ulltin, former student of the last author [details]

 Etymology

The species name is named afer the island of Madeira, the type locality [details]

 Etymology

The species name is based on its unique bright yellow colouration (“xantho” from ancient Greek) [details]