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Dolabrifera edmundsi

Dolabrifera edmundsi (Rang, 1828)

Dolabrifera edmundsi @ Bom Bom Island, Principe by Peter Wirtz

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Tectipleura  

 

Order

Aplysiida  

 

Superfamily

Aplysioidea  

 

Family

Aplysiidae  

 

Genus

Dolabrifera  

 

Species

Dolabrifera edmundsi  Á. Valdés, Breslau, Padula, Schrödl, Camacho-García, Malaquias, Alexander, Bottomley, Vital, Hooker & Gosliner, 2017

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 1053449).
Taxonomic note: Originally described in the literature as Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828), a series of molecular and morphological studies of freshly collected specimens, as well as a review of the literature and the type specimen, indicate that Dolabrifera dolabrifera is a complex of five species of genetically different taxa. The name Dolabrifera dolabrifera is preserved for the species found in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Dolabrifera nicaraguana is endemic to the Eastern Pacific. Dolabrifera ascifera, D. virens and this species Dolabrifera edmundsi n. sp. are restricted to the tropical Atlantic, with distribution ranges partially overlapping in the Caribbean region and Saint Elena. The temperate Pacific species Dolabrifera brazieri is also distinct and endemic in the temperate regions of southeastern Australia and New Zealand. These species of Dolabrifera constitute highly divergent lineages and most contain unique internal anatomical features, particularly in the male reproductive morphology and the shape of the inner shell, which makes them relatively easy to identify by dissection. However, externally all these species are extremely variable in their chromatic pattern and morphology, so they are practically indistinguishable “de visu”, something particularly problematic in the Atlantic ocean, because there are three sympatric species in the Caribbean. (Valdés et al., 2017)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Dolabrifera. From Latin “dolabra”, two sided tool like an ax or hatchet + “fero”, to bring, to carry.
  • Edmundsi. In honor to Malcolm Edmunds, distinguished English taxonomist specialized in opistobranchs, sadly deceased on January 2017.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Dolabrifera edmundsi
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG		 : OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ★★☆☆☆
Month

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Bibliography

    Ballesteros, M., E. Madrenas, and M. Pontes. 2023. OPK - Opistobranquis. (https://opistobranquis.info/).
    Cervera, J. L., G. Calado, C. Gavaia, M. A. E. Malaquías, J. Templado, M. Ballesteros, J. C. García-Gómez, and C. Megina. 2004. An annotated and updated checklist of the opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Spain and Portugal (including islands and archipelagos). Boletín Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 20 (1-4): 1-111. L.
    Klussmann-Kolb, A. 2004. Phylogeny of the Aplysiidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) with new aspects of the evolution of seahares. Zoologica Scripta. 33: 439–462.
    Long, S. J. 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000. Bayside Books & Press, Tustin, CA, U.S.A. 672p.
    Malaquias, M. A., and G. J. P. Calado. 1997. The malacological fauna of Salvage Islands - 1. Opisthobranch Molluscs. Bol. Mus. Mun. Funchal, 49(281): 149-170.
    McDonald, G. 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia. 2nd Online Edition, Annotated. 1072 pp  Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz. (http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8115h0wz).
    Moro, L., J. J. Bacallado, and J. A. Ortea. 2010. Babosas marinas de las islas Canarias. Actas VI Semana Científica Telesforo Bravo, Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos de Canarias.
    Moro, L., J. L. Martín Esquivel, M. J. Garrido Sanahuja, and I. Izquierdo Zamora. 2003. Lista de especies marinas de Canarias (algas, hongos, plantas y animales). Consejería de Política Territorial y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias.
    Ortea, J., J. Espinosa, M. Caballer, and Y. Buske. 2012. Initial inventory of the seaslugs (Opisthobranchia and Sacoglossa) from the expedition Karubentos, held in May 2012 in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 24: 153-182.
    Ortea, J., M. C. L. Moro, and J. J. Bacallado. 2003. Resultados Científicos del proyecto “Macaronesia 2000” Chinijo-2002: Moluscos Opistobranquios. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 14 (3-4): 165-180.
    Rang, S. 1828. Histoire Naturelle des Aplysiens. Paris, Firmin Didot 83 pp., 24 pl.:
    Rudman W.B. et al. 1998. Dolabrifera dolabrifera accessed through: Sea Slug Forum on 2014-12-14. (http://seaslugforum.net/showall/doladola).
    Valdés, Á., E. Breslau, V. Padula, M. Schrödl, Y. Camacho García, M. A. E. Malaquías, J. Alexander, M. Bottomley, X. G. Vital, Y. Hooker, and T. M. Gosliner. 2017. Molecular and morphological systematics of Dolabrifera  Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiomorpha). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017, XX, 1-35. With 22 figures.
    Wirtz, P. 1995. Unterwasserführer Madeira, Kanarean, Azoren. Delius Klasing, Edition Naglschmid, Stuttgart, Germany.
    WoRMS Editorial Board. 2023. World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS. (http://www.marinespecies.org).

    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Dolabrifera edmundsi" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 22/02/2015. Accessed: 26/03/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/bjojf)

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