Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum De Souza-Canal & Valdes 2025, sp. nov.

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Valdés, Ángel
contents <p><b><i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> De Souza-Canal & Valdés sp. nov.</b></p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ED0F2215-C8B9-4166-B053-1C8622267AA0</p><p>(Figs. 14G–H, 15I, 16A)</p><p><b>Type material.</b> <b>Holotype: New Caledonia: North Province:</b> Koumac, East of Karembé (20°39.6'S, 164°17.5'E), 2–5 m depth [Koumac 2.1 Expedition, stn. KR636, sandy bottom], 27 Sep 2018, 5 mm preserved length (MNHN- IM-2019-26486, isolate JD66).</p><p><b>Description</b>. Body narrow, elongate, with numerous, small conical tubercles mainly arranged around notal rim, a few on dorsum, velum; velum distinct with 16 tubercles (Fig. 15I). Color translucent dirty-white, tubercles orange-red with blurry edges, faint orange-red line connecting velum, notal rim tubercles; faint longitudinal white line on posterior end of foot. Internal organs visible through body wall as orange, white masses. Rhinophores conical, with 6 lamellae, orange-red. Gill with 6 small, simple, translucent leaves with opaque white bases, arranged in row. Foot wider than notum, opaque white. Oral tentacles notched, anterior lobes.</p><p>Radular formula 8 × 9.0. 9 in the 5 mm preserved length holotype (MNHN-IM-2019-26389). Innermost lateral teeth small, hook-shaped, with straight, flat smooth cusps, broad bases (Fig. 16A). Other lateral teeth elongate, with broad bases, long, slightly curved cusps (Fig. 16A).</p><p>Reproductive system with an elongate, narrow, slightly curved ampulla, connecting to female gland complex, prostate (Fig. 14G). Prostate large, tubular, curved around bursa copulatrix, narrowing into a highly convoluted deferent duct, opening into a common atrium with vagina. Vagina very long, convoluted, connecting into bursa copulatrix near seminal receptacle connection. Bursa copulatrix spherical, about twice as large as spherical seminal receptacle. Penial spines triangular to elongate (about 100–120 µm long), with relatively broad bases (Fig. 14H).</p><p><b>Phylogenetic position</b>. <i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is the most basal member of a supported clade (PP: 0.91, MLB: 84) also containing a monophyletic group (PP: 1, MLB: 99) including the species <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24, <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 48, and <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 54, the last two being sister to one another (PP: 1, MLB: 100) (Fig. 1A).</p><p><b>Etymology</b>. This species is named in honor of Cathy and Aubert Le Bouteiller, indefatigable naturalists, who provided support during the “quinzaines” and collected numerous specimes.</p><p><b>Remarks</b>. <i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is externally similar to <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24, <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 48, and <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 54, also recovered in the same clade. However, all these species are genetically distinct. Externally, <i>G.</i> sp. 48, and <i>G.</i> sp. 54 are easily distinguishable by having a much denser pattern of very small orange dots on the dorsum, darker rhinophores, and branchial leaves with orange pigment (see Knutson & Gosliner 2022), all absent in <i>G. lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24 is also different as it has more orange tubercles on the dorsum and body sides and an orange dot at the posterior end of foot.</p>
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spellingShingle Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum De Souza-Canal & Valdes 2025, sp. nov.
Souza-Canal, Jade De
Valdés, Ángel
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Nudibranchia
Polyceridae
Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum
<p><b><i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> De Souza-Canal & Valdés sp. nov.</b></p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ED0F2215-C8B9-4166-B053-1C8622267AA0</p><p>(Figs. 14G–H, 15I, 16A)</p><p><b>Type material.</b> <b>Holotype: New Caledonia: North Province:</b> Koumac, East of Karembé (20°39.6'S, 164°17.5'E), 2–5 m depth [Koumac 2.1 Expedition, stn. KR636, sandy bottom], 27 Sep 2018, 5 mm preserved length (MNHN- IM-2019-26486, isolate JD66).</p><p><b>Description</b>. Body narrow, elongate, with numerous, small conical tubercles mainly arranged around notal rim, a few on dorsum, velum; velum distinct with 16 tubercles (Fig. 15I). Color translucent dirty-white, tubercles orange-red with blurry edges, faint orange-red line connecting velum, notal rim tubercles; faint longitudinal white line on posterior end of foot. Internal organs visible through body wall as orange, white masses. Rhinophores conical, with 6 lamellae, orange-red. Gill with 6 small, simple, translucent leaves with opaque white bases, arranged in row. Foot wider than notum, opaque white. Oral tentacles notched, anterior lobes.</p><p>Radular formula 8 × 9.0. 9 in the 5 mm preserved length holotype (MNHN-IM-2019-26389). Innermost lateral teeth small, hook-shaped, with straight, flat smooth cusps, broad bases (Fig. 16A). Other lateral teeth elongate, with broad bases, long, slightly curved cusps (Fig. 16A).</p><p>Reproductive system with an elongate, narrow, slightly curved ampulla, connecting to female gland complex, prostate (Fig. 14G). Prostate large, tubular, curved around bursa copulatrix, narrowing into a highly convoluted deferent duct, opening into a common atrium with vagina. Vagina very long, convoluted, connecting into bursa copulatrix near seminal receptacle connection. Bursa copulatrix spherical, about twice as large as spherical seminal receptacle. Penial spines triangular to elongate (about 100–120 µm long), with relatively broad bases (Fig. 14H).</p><p><b>Phylogenetic position</b>. <i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is the most basal member of a supported clade (PP: 0.91, MLB: 84) also containing a monophyletic group (PP: 1, MLB: 99) including the species <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24, <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 48, and <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 54, the last two being sister to one another (PP: 1, MLB: 100) (Fig. 1A).</p><p><b>Etymology</b>. This species is named in honor of Cathy and Aubert Le Bouteiller, indefatigable naturalists, who provided support during the “quinzaines” and collected numerous specimes.</p><p><b>Remarks</b>. <i>Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is externally similar to <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24, <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 48, and <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 54, also recovered in the same clade. However, all these species are genetically distinct. Externally, <i>G.</i> sp. 48, and <i>G.</i> sp. 54 are easily distinguishable by having a much denser pattern of very small orange dots on the dorsum, darker rhinophores, and branchial leaves with orange pigment (see Knutson & Gosliner 2022), all absent in <i>G. lebouteillerorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>Gymnodoris</i> sp. 24 is also different as it has more orange tubercles on the dorsum and body sides and an orange dot at the posterior end of foot.</p>
title Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum De Souza-Canal & Valdes 2025, sp. nov.
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Nudibranchia
Polyceridae
Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris lebouteillerorum
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18217302