Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific.

Autor: Barord GJ; Department of Marine Science, Central Campus, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Department of Marine Science, Central Campus Des Moines United States of America., Combosch DJ; Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, USA Harvard University Cambridge United States of America.; Museum of Comparative Zoology & Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA University of Guam Mangilao Guam., Giribet G; Museum of Comparative Zoology & Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA University of Guam Mangilao Guam., Landman N; Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA American Museum of Natural History New York United States of America., Lemer S; Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, USA Harvard University Cambridge United States of America.; Museum of Comparative Zoology & Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA University of Guam Mangilao Guam., Veloso J; Biology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA University of Washington Seattle United States of America., Ward PD; Biology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA University of Washington Seattle United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2023 Jan 25; Vol. 1143, pp. 51-69. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427
Abstrakt: Nautiloids are a charismatic group of marine molluscs best known for their rich fossil record, but today they are restricted to a handful of species in the family Nautilidae from around the Coral Triangle. Recent genetic work has shown a disconnect between traditional species, originally defined on shell characters, but now with new findings from genetic structure of various Nautilus populations. Here, three new species of Nautilus from the Coral Sea and South Pacific region are formally named using observations of shell and soft anatomical data augmented by genetic information: N.samoaensis sp. nov. (from American Samoa), N.vitiensis sp. nov. (from Fiji), and N.vanuatuensis sp. nov. (from Vanuatu). The formal naming of these three species is timely considering the new and recently published information on genetic structure, geographic occurrence, and new morphological characters, including color patterns of shell and soft part morphology of hood, and will aid in managing these possibly endangered animals. As recently proposed from genetic analyses, there is a strong geographic component affecting taxonomy, with the new species coming from larger island groups that are separated by at least 200 km of deep water (greater than 800 m) from other Nautilus populations and potential habitats. Nautilid shells implode at depths greater than 800 m and depth therefore acts as a biogeographical barrier separating these species. This isolation, coupled with the unique, endemic species in each locale, are important considerations for the conservation management of the extant Nautilus species and populations.
(Gregory J. Barord, David J. Combosch, Gonzalo Giribet, Neil Landman, Sarah Lemer, Job Veloso, Peter D. Ward.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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