{"id":18215,"date":"2015-02-20T10:33:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T09:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/?page_id=18215"},"modified":"2021-08-02T07:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T05:44:47","slug":"micromelo-undatus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/acteonimorpha\/micromelo-undatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Micromelo undatus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Micromelo undatus<\/em>\u00a0(Brugui\u00e8re, 1792)<\/h3>\n

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Micromelo undatus @ Gran Canaria<\/em> by Aketza Herrero<\/center><\/span>

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>
Current accepted name: Micromelo undatus<\/em> (Brugui\u00e8re, 1792)<\/strong><\/div>

Current classification<\/h4>
Superdomain<\/th>Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kingdom<\/th>Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Phylum<\/th>Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Class<\/th>Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subclass<\/th>Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Infraclass<\/th>Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subterclass<\/th>Acteonimorpha<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Superfamily<\/th>Acteonoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/th>Aplustridae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Genus<\/th>Micromelo<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Species<\/th>Micromelo undatus<\/em> (Brugui\u00e8re, 1792)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [140121<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note<\/strong>: the genus Micromelo<\/em> (family Aplustridae) is found in almost all the tropical and subtropical seas of the world, with the exception of the American Pacific. Until recently, most authors considered the species Micromelo undatus<\/em> (Brugui\u00e8re, 1792) as the only valid in this genus. The study by Feliciano et al. (2021) Molecular and morphological analyzes reveal pseudocryptic diversity in Micromelo undatus<\/em> (Brugui\u00e8re, 1792) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplustridae)<\/span> examines the populations of specimens identified as M. undatus<\/em> throughout their geographic range by using molecular techniques. The results revealed that M. undatus<\/em> is a complex of four species with consistent genetic and anatomical differences. A review of the literature and an evaluation of the type material allowed three of the four species to be named: Micromelo guamensis<\/em> (from the Western Pacific), M. undatus<\/em> (from the Atlantic) and M. scriptus<\/em> (from the Indo-Pacific). A new name is introduced for the fourth species, found in Philippine waters: Micromelo barbarae<\/em> Feliciano, Malaquias, Stout, Brenzinger, Gosliner & Vald\u00e9s, 2021.<\/p>\n

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