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Range extension for Conopea saotomensis (Crustacea; Cirripedia: Archaeobalanidae) in the tropical eastern Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2024

Carlos J. Moura Open the ORCID record for Carlos J. Moura [Opens in a new window] ,
Peter Wirtz ,
Filipe T. Nhanquê ,
Castro Barbosa ,
Ester Serrão  and
Robert Van Syoc
Carlos J. Moura*
Affiliation:
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Peter Wirtz
Affiliation:
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Filipe T. Nhanquê
Affiliation:
INIPO – National Institute for Fisheries and Oceanographic Research Bissau, Bissau, Guiné-Bissau
Castro Barbosa
Affiliation:
IBAP – Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Bissau, Guiné-Bissau
Ester Serrão
Affiliation:
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal CIBIO-INBIO, BIOPOLIS, Vairão, Portugal
Robert Van Syoc
Affiliation:
California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
*
Corresponding author: Carlos J. Moura; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Barnacles of the genus Conopea are obligate epibionts of gorgonians and antipatharians. The species Conopea saotomensis Carrison-Stone et al. 2013, previously only known from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the coast of Gabon, is reported from the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, based on morphological examination and DNA barcoding of specimens. The new record extends the known range of the species about 3000 km to the northwest.

Keywords

AfricaArthropodabarnaclesDNA barcodinggorgoniansmarine biodiversitysymbiosis
Type
Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e81
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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