February 13, 2024

Pleurobranchida News: first-time molecular evidence of all Pleurobranchida genera

Hi Everyone,

A recent study, first-time molecular evidence of all Pleurobranchida genera, brought some news and name changes:

  1. A new genus Tomoberthella:
    Berthella martensi is now moved to Tomoberthella martensi

  2. The North Pacific Berthella clade transferred to Boreoberthella:

    • Berthella californica is now Boreoberthella californica
    • Berthella chacei is now Boreoberthella chacei
  3. The Berthella stellata group transferred to Pleurehdera:

    • Berthella andromeda is now Pleurehdera andromeda
    • Berthella nebula is now Pleurehdera nebula
    • Berthella pellucida is now Pleurehdera pellucida
    • Berthella postrema is now Pleurehdera postrema
    • Berthella stellata is now Pleurehdera stellata
    • Berthella strongi is now Pleurehdera strongi
    • Berthella vialactea is now Pleurehdera vialactea

I changed them automatically, so you don’t have to do anything.

Moles, J., Brenzinger, B., Berning, M., Martynov, A., Korshunova T. & Schrödl, M. (2023). Systematic rearrangements in an all-genus phylogeny of side-gilled slugs (Heterobranchia: Pleurobranchida).
Here is the link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad162

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Posted on February 13, 2024 11:35 AM by hsini_lin hsini_lin | 1 comment | Leave a comment

Eastern Pacific Pleurobranchida News: first-time molecular evidence of all Pleurobranchida genera

Three name changes - ‘’The North Pacific Berthella clade transferred to Boreoberthella, and the Berthella stellata group to Pleurehdera’’:

  • Berthella californica is now Boreoberthella californica
  • Berthella chacei is now Boreoberthella chacei
  • Berthella strongi is now Pleurehdera strongi

I changed them automatically, so you don’t have to do anything.

Moles, J., Brenzinger, B., Berning, M., Martynov, A., Korshunova T. & Schrödl, M. (2023). Systematic rearrangements in an all-genus phylogeny of side-gilled slugs (Heterobranchia: Pleurobranchida).
Here is the link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad162

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Posted on February 13, 2024 11:27 AM by hsini_lin hsini_lin | 3 comments | Leave a comment

January 25, 2024

The first nudibranch proven to be associated with Acropora has been described

Hi Everyone,

After Phestilla subodiosa, another Acroporidae coral eating nudibranch has been described.

Mehrotra, R.; Caballer, M.; Kaullysing, D.; Jualaong, S.; Hoeksema, B. W. (2024). Parasites or predators? Gastropod ectoparasites and their scleractinian host corals at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, with the description of a new species. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-023-00967-z

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Posted on January 25, 2024 03:56 PM by hsini_lin hsini_lin | 3 comments | Leave a comment

December 27, 2023

The genus Okenia split: Some old synonymized genera Bermudella, Cargoa, and Ceratodoris are resurrected and a new genus, Naisdoris gen. nov., is described

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The genus Okenia includes most of the synonymized genera in Goniodorididae. The validity of synonyms has been re-evaluated in light of the available molecular data recently and 3 old genera Bermudella, Cargoa, and Ceratodoris are resurrected and a new genus, Naisdoris gen. nov., is described. Then, some moved into Goniodoridella.

Paz-Sedano, S.; Moles, J.; Smirnoff, D.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2023). A combined phylogenetic strategy illuminates the evolution of Goniodorididae nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107990

Enjoy reading!

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Posted on December 27, 2023 08:02 AM by hsini_lin hsini_lin | 3 comments | Leave a comment

New Split: Shedding light on a species complex within the genus Goniodoridella

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Part of Goniodoridella savignyi complex has finally been studied and three new species G. geminae n. sp., G. serrata n. sp. and G. unidonta n. sp. are described.

Paz-Sedano, S.; Ekimova, I.; Smirnoff, D.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2023). Shedding light on a species complex within the genus Goniodoridella Pruvot-Fol, 1933 (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae), with the description of three new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 89(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyad020

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Posted on December 27, 2023 05:00 AM by hsini_lin hsini_lin | 0 comments | Leave a comment

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