Integrative Taxonomy of New Zealand Stenopodidea (Crustacea: Decapoda) with New Species and Records for the Region
The New Zealand fauna of the crustacean infraorder Stenopodidea, the coral and sponge shrimps, is reviewed using both classical taxonomic and molecular tools. In addition to the three species so far recorded in the region, we report <i>Spongicola goyi</i> for the first time, and formally...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/8/343 |
| Summary: | The New Zealand fauna of the crustacean infraorder Stenopodidea, the coral and sponge shrimps, is reviewed using both classical taxonomic and molecular tools. In addition to the three species so far recorded in the region, we report <i>Spongicola goyi</i> for the first time, and formally describe three new species of Spongicolidae. Following the morphological review and DNA sequencing of type specimens, we propose the synonymy of <i>Spongiocaris yaldwyni</i> with <i>S. neocaledonensis</i> and review a proposed broad Indo-West Pacific distribution range of <i>Spongicoloides novaezelandiae</i>. New records for the latter at nearly 54° South on the Macquarie Ridge provide the southernmost record for stenopodidean shrimp known to date. |
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| ISSN: | 1424-2818 |