An adult female specimen, an exuvia and several larvae of Priapulida identified as Maccabeus tentaculatus were found off Livorno (Ligurian Sea). Specimens were collected at about 100 m water depth and show morphological traits that match the original description. The finding widens the geographic range of the species, which previously was known only from the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea. The actual population appears viable but scarce. These rare animals assume particular relevance in phylogenetic analyses aimed at shedding light on the in-group relationships of the Priapulida.
PRESENZA DEL RARO MACCABEUS TENTACULATUS POR, 1973 (PRIAPULIDA) NEL MAR LIGURE / Todaro, M. A.; DAL ZOTTO, M.; Rebecchi, C.. - In: BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA. - ISSN 1123-4245. - 26:(2020), pp. 326-327.
PRESENZA DEL RARO MACCABEUS TENTACULATUS POR, 1973 (PRIAPULIDA) NEL MAR LIGURE
TODARO M. A.;DAL ZOTTO M.;
2020
Abstract
An adult female specimen, an exuvia and several larvae of Priapulida identified as Maccabeus tentaculatus were found off Livorno (Ligurian Sea). Specimens were collected at about 100 m water depth and show morphological traits that match the original description. The finding widens the geographic range of the species, which previously was known only from the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea. The actual population appears viable but scarce. These rare animals assume particular relevance in phylogenetic analyses aimed at shedding light on the in-group relationships of the Priapulida.
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