New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean

Pycnogonid specimens of the genus Pallenopsis collected during the Antarctic Polarstern XXIII/8 cruise (23 November 2006 to 30 January 2007) were studied. Seven species are recognized in this collection and two of them are proposed as new species: Pallenopsis tubercula n. sp., P. elephantensis n. s...

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Main Authors: Esperanza Cano-Sánchez, Pablo J. López-González
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Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2024-12-01
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description Pycnogonid specimens of the genus Pallenopsis collected during the Antarctic Polarstern XXIII/8 cruise (23 November 2006 to 30 January 2007) were studied. Seven species are recognized in this collection and two of them are proposed as new species: Pallenopsis tubercula n. sp., P. elephantensis n. sp., P. gracilis Cano-Sánchez and López-González, 2019, P. hodgsoni Gordon, 1938, P. macronyx Bouvier, 1911, P. spicata Hodgson, 1914 and P. aff. vanhoeffeni Hodgson, 1915. Pallenopsis gracilis is reported for the first time since its original description. The new species are described, illustrated and compared with their closest congeners, and their morphological variability is discussed. A cluster analysis (Euclidean distance) including our Pallenopsis specimens and the holotype of P. gracilis is carried out, based on 24 morphological characters. Finally, an updated key to the Southern Ocean species is presented.
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spelling doaj-art-d0edf853586e4e5c932ab088a176f17f2025-08-20T02:44:28ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81342024-12-0188410.3989/scimar.05423.091New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern OceanEsperanza Cano-Sánchez0Pablo J. López-González1Biodiversidad y Ecología Acuática, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de SevillaBiodiversidad y Ecología Acuática, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla Pycnogonid specimens of the genus Pallenopsis collected during the Antarctic Polarstern XXIII/8 cruise (23 November 2006 to 30 January 2007) were studied. Seven species are recognized in this collection and two of them are proposed as new species: Pallenopsis tubercula n. sp., P. elephantensis n. sp., P. gracilis Cano-Sánchez and López-González, 2019, P. hodgsoni Gordon, 1938, P. macronyx Bouvier, 1911, P. spicata Hodgson, 1914 and P. aff. vanhoeffeni Hodgson, 1915. Pallenopsis gracilis is reported for the first time since its original description. The new species are described, illustrated and compared with their closest congeners, and their morphological variability is discussed. A cluster analysis (Euclidean distance) including our Pallenopsis specimens and the holotype of P. gracilis is carried out, based on 24 morphological characters. Finally, an updated key to the Southern Ocean species is presented. https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/5621Antarcticapycnogonidssea spiderSub-Antarcticamorphometric analysistaxonomy
spellingShingle Esperanza Cano-Sánchez
Pablo J. López-González
New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
Scientia Marina
Antarctica
pycnogonids
sea spider
Sub-Antarctica
morphometric analysis
taxonomy
title New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
title_full New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
title_fullStr New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
title_full_unstemmed New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
title_short New findings and two new species of the genus Pallenopsis (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) from the Southern Ocean
title_sort new findings and two new species of the genus pallenopsis pycnogonida pallenopsidae from the southern ocean
topic Antarctica
pycnogonids
sea spider
Sub-Antarctica
morphometric analysis
taxonomy
url https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/5621
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