Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea

The genus Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae), which was previously thought to be monotypic and restricted to the Western Pacific, is here expanded with the description of a second species, Pseudobornella qingdaoensis sp. nov., discovered in the Yellow Sea, China. The...

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Main Authors: Shuqian Zhang, Juhao Wang
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-06-01
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description The genus Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae), which was previously thought to be monotypic and restricted to the Western Pacific, is here expanded with the description of a second species, Pseudobornella qingdaoensis sp. nov., discovered in the Yellow Sea, China. The new species is similar in general body shape to its sole congener, P. orientalis Baba, 1932, but these species can be distinguished based on both external morphology and internal anatomy. Phylogenetic analyses reconstructed by Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood methods using concatenated mitochondrial (COI, 16S rRNA) and nuclear (H3) genes and species delimitation analyses support the monophyly of Pseudobornella as well as the separation of the two known species.
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spelling doaj-art-26754cfed8144edfaa662a26e95dcc3b2025-08-20T02:36:27ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-06-01124130131410.3897/zookeys.1241.155540155540Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow SeaShuqian Zhang0Juhao Wang1Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of SciencesUnaffiliatedThe genus Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae), which was previously thought to be monotypic and restricted to the Western Pacific, is here expanded with the description of a second species, Pseudobornella qingdaoensis sp. nov., discovered in the Yellow Sea, China. The new species is similar in general body shape to its sole congener, P. orientalis Baba, 1932, but these species can be distinguished based on both external morphology and internal anatomy. Phylogenetic analyses reconstructed by Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood methods using concatenated mitochondrial (COI, 16S rRNA) and nuclear (H3) genes and species delimitation analyses support the monophyly of Pseudobornella as well as the separation of the two known species.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/155540/download/pdf/
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Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
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title Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
title_full Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
title_fullStr Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
title_short Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea
title_sort description of a new species of pseudobornella baba 1932 gastropoda nudibranchia dendronotidae from the yellow sea
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