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First report of the pygmy slipper lobster Biarctus sordidus (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Red Sea following the finding of its phyllosoma larva

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Tamar Guy-Haim Open the ORCID record for Tamar Guy-Haim [Opens in a new window] ,
Viviana Farstey ,
Anastasiia Iakovleva ,
Ehud Spanier  and
Arseniy R. Morov
Tamar Guy-Haim*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel Shikmona, P.O.B. 2336, Haifa 3102201, Israel
Viviana Farstey
Affiliation:
The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, 8810302, Israel
Anastasiia Iakovleva
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel Shikmona, P.O.B. 2336, Haifa 3102201, Israel Department of Maritime Civilizations, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Ehud Spanier
Affiliation:
Department of Maritime Civilizations, The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Arseniy R. Morov
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel Shikmona, P.O.B. 2336, Haifa 3102201, Israel
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Corresponding author: Tamar Guy-Haim; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The advent of integrative taxonomy in plankton research, employing molecular and morphology-based identification, promotes the discovery of new biodiversity records, especially of larval stages. The slipper lobster family Scyllaridae consists of planktonic phyllosoma larvae, persisting weeks to many months in the water column. High interspecific larval similarities and inconsistent delineation of stages have hindered the identification of scyllarid phyllosomata to the species level using morphological characteristics. Here we report the first record of the pygmy slipper lobster, Biarctus sordidus, in the Red Sea following the finding of its phyllosoma larva, extending its known distribution from the Persian Gulf to Australia and southern China. We identified the phyllosoma collected from the Northern Gulf of Aqaba as B. sordidus using the mitochondrial 16S and 18S rRNA genes, and described its morphology to determine the larval stage. We further discuss the potential factors contributing to the delayed detection of this species.

Keywords

16 mtDNA18S rRNAlarvaephyllosomascyllaridaeslipper lobster
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e110
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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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