TY  - JOUR
AB  - The taxonomy of aeolidacean nudibranchs of the traditional group previously known as Tergipedidae is discussed. To integrate the diverse molecular phylogenetic pattern and morphological disparity in a broadly ontogenetic context a revised classification at the family level is presented. The families Calmidae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923, Eubranchidae Odhner, 1934, Fionidae Gray, 1857 s. str. (restricted, with the genus <i>Fiona</i> only), and Tergipedidae Bergh, 1889 s.str. (restricted, with inclusion of the genus <i>Tergipes</i> only) are restored. The families Cuthonidae Odhner, 1934 s.str. (restricted, with only single genus <i>Cuthona</i>), Cuthonellidae Miller, 1971, stat. nov., and Trinchesiidae Nordsieck, 1972 (with inclusion of the genera <i>Catriona</i>, <i>Diaphoreolis</i>, <i>Phestilla</i>, <i>Tenellia</i>, <i>Trinchesia</i>) are reinstated. At the genus level, the family Trinchesiidae appears as a most diverse assemblage that needs to be further divided. In the present study, the <i>“Eolis” pustulata</i> species complex is particularly investigated, including description of a new ontogenetically different species <i>Zelentia ninel</i> sp. nov. <i>“Eolis” pustulata</i> Alder & Hancock, 1854 and two closely related species are morphologically well separated from <i>Trinchesia</i> s. str. (absence of foot corners, narrow radular teeth) and form a distinct molecular phylogenetic clade basal to all the other Trinchesiidae. Therefore, this group is a distinct unit according to both morphological and molecular data and is separated here as a new genus, <i>Zelentia</i> gen. nov. The genus <i>Catriona</i> is also briefly discussed and the valid status of the species <i>Catriona aurantia</i> (Alder et Hancock, 1842) stat. nov. is confirmed.
A1  - Korshunova, T.
A1  - Martynov, A.
A1  - Picton, B.
DO  - 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.1
JO  - Zootaxa
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
C1  - 4324 (1): 1–22
TI  - Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea
UR  - https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=285224
VL  - 4324
PY  - 2017
Y2  - 2026-05-20
ER  -