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Tessler, Michael; Barrio, Amalie; Borda, Elizabeth; Rood-Goldman, Rebecca; Hill, Morgan; Siddall, Mark E.;. (2016). Description of a soft-bodied invertebrate with microcomputed tomography and revision of the genus Chtonobdella (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae). Zoologica Scripta. 45(5): 552-565.
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Tessler, Michael; Barrio, Amalie; Borda, Elizabeth; Rood-Goldman, Rebecca; Hill, Morgan; Siddall, Mark E.;
2016
Description of a soft-bodied invertebrate with microcomputed tomography and revision of the genus <i>Chtonobdella</i> (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
Zoologica Scripta
45(5): 552-565
Publication
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Two-jawed (duognathous) terrestrial leeches in the Haemadipsidae are major pests across their wide geographic range, represented by numerous endemic species in Australia and across many islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. However, haemadipsid taxonomy, based largely on externally visible characters, remains in conflict with phylogenetic relationships. We capitalize on the power of microcomputed tomography (CT), allowing for the first description of an extant soft-bodied species - Chtonobdella tanae sp. n. - using this technology. Several fixation strategies for soft-bodied invertebrates in CT scanning applications are also evaluated. Expanding on prior work, higher taxonomy of duognathous haemadipsids also was evaluated with phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data. Whereas monophyly of duognathous leeches was supported, substantial conflict remained with respect to named genera. Consequently, the genus Chtonobdella was revised to include all duognathous leech species previously distributed in 31, mostly monotypic genera.
Australia
Middle Pacific
Middle Pacific
Systematics, Taxonomy
Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 (source of synonymy)
Chtonobdella tanae Tessler, Barrio, Borda, Rood-Goldman, Hill & Siddall, 2016 (original description)
Domanibdellinae Richardson, 1975 (status source)
Haemadipsidae Blanchard, 1893 (taxonomy source)
Micobdella Richardson, 1974 accepted as Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 (source of synonymy)
Philaemon Lambert, 1898 (taxonomy source)
Chtonobdella tanae Tessler, Barrio, Borda, Rood-Goldman, Hill & Siddall, 2016 (original description)
Domanibdellinae Richardson, 1975 (status source)
Haemadipsidae Blanchard, 1893 (taxonomy source)
Micobdella Richardson, 1974 accepted as Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 (source of synonymy)
Philaemon Lambert, 1898 (taxonomy source)
Holotype QM G235001, geounit Queensland, identified as Chtonobdella tanae Tessler, Barrio, Borda, Rood-Goldman, Hill & Siddall, 2016
Etymology
According to Tessler et al (2016) "Chton, Greek: earth, land or ground; bdella, Greek: leech. Thus, Chtonobdella can ... [details]
Etymology
authors: Chtonobdella tanae is named for "author Amy Tan in recognition of her years of support, and whose ... [details]
New combination
Here are the species recombinations into Chtonobdella (supplement 2 of Tessler et al, 2016:
Chtonobdella aurita ... [details]
Synonymy
A large number of genera are made junior synonyms of Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 by Tessler et al 2016, following ... [details]
Type locality
Mobo Creek, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, museum record geolocation -17.1667, 145.5133 (as 17° 10' South ... [details]