| Title | Pachyseris inattesa sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia): a new reef coral species from the Red Sea and its phylogenetic relationships |
| Abstract | A new scleractinian coral species, Pachyseris inattesa sp. n., is described from the Red Sea. Despite a superficial resemblance with some species in the agariciid genus Leptoseris with which it has been previously confused, P. inattesa sp. n. has micro-morphological characters typical of the genus Pachyseris. This genus, once part of the Agariciidae, is comprised of five extant species and is widely distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is currently incertae sedis as a result of recent molecular analysis and appears to be closely related to the Euphylliidae. A molecular phylogenetic reconstruction including P. inattesa sp. n., the genus type species P. rugosa, and P. speciosa, all present in the Red Sea, was performed using the mitochondrial intergenic spacer between COI and 16S-rRNA. The results confirm that P. inattesa sp. n. is a monophyletic lineage closely related to the other Pachyseris species examined. |
| Source | ZooKeys (Print) (433), pp. 1–30 |
| Keywords | Pachyseris rugosaPachyseris speciosaLeptoseris foliosamicro-morphologyCOI-16S-rRNA intergenic spacertaxonomy |
| Journal | ZooKeys (Print) |
| Editor | Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.3897/zookeys.433.8036 |
| Authors | Terraneo, Tullia I.; Berumen, Michael L.; Arrigoni, Roberto; Waheed, Zarinah; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Caragnano, Annalisa; Stefani, Fabrizio; Benzoni, Francesca |
| Text | 307709 2014 10.3897/zookeys.433.8036 ISI Web of Science WOS 000340678400001 Pachyseris rugosa Pachyseris speciosa Leptoseris foliosa micro morphology COI 16S rRNA intergenic spacer taxonomy Pachyseris inattesa sp. n. Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia a new reef coral species from the Red Sea and its phylogenetic relationships Terraneo, Tullia I.; Berumen, Michael L.; Arrigoni, Roberto; Waheed, Zarinah; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Caragnano, Annalisa; Stefani, Fabrizio; Benzoni, Francesca University of Milano Bicocca; King Abdullah University of Science Technology; Naturalis Biodivers Ctr; Universiti Malaysia Sabah; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR ; Inst Rech Dev A new scleractinian coral species, Pachyseris inattesa sp. n., is described from the Red Sea. Despite a superficial resemblance with some species in the agariciid genus Leptoseris with which it has been previously confused, P. inattesa sp. n. has micro morphological characters typical of the genus Pachyseris. This genus, once part of the Agariciidae, is comprised of five extant species and is widely distributed throughout the tropical Indo Pacific. It is currently incertae sedis as a result of recent molecular analysis and appears to be closely related to the Euphylliidae. A molecular phylogenetic reconstruction including P. inattesa sp. n., the genus type species P. rugosa, and P. speciosa, all present in the Red Sea, was performed using the mitochondrial intergenic spacer between COI and 16S rRNA. The results confirm that P. inattesa sp. n. is a monophyletic lineage closely related to the other Pachyseris species examined. Articolo in rivista Pensoft Publishers 1313 2989 ZooKeys Print ZooKeys Print ZooKeys Print ZooKeys. Print fabrizio.stefani STEFANI FABRIZIO |
