Tilic, Ekin; Rouse, Greg W. (2020). Hidden in plain sight, Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. (Chaetopteridae, Annelida) – A new species from Southern California. European Journal of Taxonomy. (643): 1-16.

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10.5852/ejt.2020.643 [view]

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E6A5A2D8-2619-4559-ADB1-C4D0065534FC [view]

Tilic, Ekin; Rouse, Greg W.

2020

(643): 1-16

Publication

https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/935

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We describe a long-unnamed Chaetopterus Cuvier, 1830 species from southern California, using a combination of DNA barcoding and detailed morphological investigation employing high-resolution X-ray microtomography (micro-CT). Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. is not only one of the most dominant annelids in the benthic communities of the shallow end of the La Jolla submarine canyon, but also a well-established model for studying bioluminescence and has a published transcriptome. The description and naming of this southern Californian Chaetopterus is a step towards the much-needed revision of the group’s taxonomy and towards resolving the confusion over the ʻcosmopolitanʼ Chaetopterus variopedatus species complex. Micro-CT data showing details of both internal and external anatomy has been made freely available as the first annelid cybertype.

California quadrant

Molecular systematics, Molecular biology
Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida
Polychaeta

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