MSBIAS source details
Tilic, Ekin; Rouse, Greg W. (2020). Hidden in plain sight, Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. (Chaetopteridae, Annelida) – A new species from Southern California. European Journal of Taxonomy. (643): 1-16.
382373
10.5852/ejt.2020.643 [view]
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E6A5A2D8-2619-4559-ADB1-C4D0065534FC [view]
Tilic, Ekin; Rouse, Greg W.
2020
Hidden in plain sight, Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. (Chaetopteridae, Annelida) – A new species from Southern California
European Journal of Taxonomy
(643): 1-16
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
We describe a long-unnamed Chaetopterus Cuvier, 1830 species from southern California, using a combination of DNA barcoding and detailed morphological investigation employing high-resolution X-ray microtomography (micro-CT). Chaetopterus dewysee sp. nov. is not only one of the most dominant annelids in the benthic communities of the shallow end of the La Jolla submarine canyon, but also a well-established model for studying bioluminescence and has a published transcriptome. The description and naming of this southern Californian Chaetopterus is a step towards the much-needed revision of the group’s taxonomy and towards resolving the confusion over the ʻcosmopolitanʼ Chaetopterus variopedatus species complex. Micro-CT data showing details of both internal and external anatomy has been made freely available as the first annelid cybertype.
California quadrant
Molecular systematics, Molecular biology
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Date
action
by
Chaetopterus sarsi [auctt. misspelling for sarsii] accepted as Chaetopterus sarsii Boeck in Sars, 1861 (additional source)