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Main Authors: Loke, Hai Xin, Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai, Li, Yi-Xuan, Lin, Yi-Tao, Hosie, Andrew M, Wang, Zhi, McNamara, Marissa, Qiu, Jian-Wen
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Ecology and evolution 2025
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41035941/
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author Loke, Hai Xin
Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai
Li, Yi-Xuan
Lin, Yi-Tao
Hosie, Andrew M
Wang, Zhi
McNamara, Marissa
Qiu, Jian-Wen
author_facet Loke, Hai Xin
Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai
Li, Yi-Xuan
Lin, Yi-Tao
Hosie, Andrew M
Wang, Zhi
McNamara, Marissa
Qiu, Jian-Wen
Loke, Hai Xin
Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai
Li, Yi-Xuan
Lin, Yi-Tao
Hosie, Andrew M
Wang, Zhi
McNamara, Marissa
Qiu, Jian-Wen
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Integrative Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Reveal Two New Species of Porcellanid Crabs and Resurrect Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Porcellanidae). Loke, Hai Xin Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai Li, Yi-Xuan Lin, Yi-Tao Hosie, Andrew M Wang, Zhi McNamara, Marissa Qiu, Jian-Wen Members of the genus White, 1851 (Porcellanidae) are common commensals of sea pens in tropical and subtropical coastal waters. Despite having only three described species ( White, 1851 from Cape Capricorn, Australia; Stimpson, 1858 from Hong Kong; and Sankarankutty, 1963 from the Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean), the taxonomy of this genus has been widely debated. was previously considered a junior synonym of , but this synonymization has been the subject of disagreement. In this study, we conducted integrative phylogenetic and morphological analyses of specimens tentatively identified as , collected from Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, Singapore and Australia. Our Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and sequences revealed four distinct lineages: one corresponding to from Asia, one to and two representing new species ( n. sp. and n. sp.) from Australia. Morphologically, species can be distinguished by the colour markings on the chelipeds and carapace, the shape of the trilobate rostrum, the presence or absence of a meral lobe on the cheliped, the relative size of the unguicles on the ambulatory leg dactylus, and the presence or absence of a spinule on the lateral margin of the pterygostomian flap. We provide a morphological key to the species of . Our study demonstrates the value of an integrative approach in distinguishing cryptic invertebrate species that are considered to exhibit wide geographic distribution patterns.
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spellingShingle Integrative Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Reveal Two New Species of Porcellanid Crabs and Resurrect Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Porcellanidae).
Loke, Hai Xin
Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai
Li, Yi-Xuan
Lin, Yi-Tao
Hosie, Andrew M
Wang, Zhi
McNamara, Marissa
Qiu, Jian-Wen
Integrative Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Reveal Two New Species of Porcellanid Crabs and Resurrect Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Porcellanidae). Loke, Hai Xin Heung, Bonnie Yuen Wai Li, Yi-Xuan Lin, Yi-Tao Hosie, Andrew M Wang, Zhi McNamara, Marissa Qiu, Jian-Wen Members of the genus White, 1851 (Porcellanidae) are common commensals of sea pens in tropical and subtropical coastal waters. Despite having only three described species ( White, 1851 from Cape Capricorn, Australia; Stimpson, 1858 from Hong Kong; and Sankarankutty, 1963 from the Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean), the taxonomy of this genus has been widely debated. was previously considered a junior synonym of , but this synonymization has been the subject of disagreement. In this study, we conducted integrative phylogenetic and morphological analyses of specimens tentatively identified as , collected from Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, Singapore and Australia. Our Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and sequences revealed four distinct lineages: one corresponding to from Asia, one to and two representing new species ( n. sp. and n. sp.) from Australia. Morphologically, species can be distinguished by the colour markings on the chelipeds and carapace, the shape of the trilobate rostrum, the presence or absence of a meral lobe on the cheliped, the relative size of the unguicles on the ambulatory leg dactylus, and the presence or absence of a spinule on the lateral margin of the pterygostomian flap. We provide a morphological key to the species of . Our study demonstrates the value of an integrative approach in distinguishing cryptic invertebrate species that are considered to exhibit wide geographic distribution patterns.
title Integrative Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Reveal Two New Species of Porcellanid Crabs and Resurrect Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Porcellanidae).
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41035941/