Sobre la sinonimia entre Armina wattla Marcus y Marcus, 1967 y Armina Muelleri (Ihering, 1886) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae)



Document title: Sobre la sinonimia entre Armina wattla Marcus y Marcus, 1967 y Armina Muelleri (Ihering, 1886) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae)
Journal: Boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000326754
ISSN: 0122-9761
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Santa Marta, Magdalena. Colombia
2Universidad de los Andes, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular Marina, Bogotá. Colombia
Year:
Season: Ene-Dic
Volumen: 35
Number: 1
Pages: 249-254
Country: Colombia
Language: Español
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Armina wattla Marcus and Marcus, 1967 and Armina abbotti Thompson, Cattaneo and Wong, 1990 were proposed by Ardila and Valdés (2004) to be junior synonyms of Armina muelleri (Ihering, 1886). A detailed anatomical review of these species (radula, reproductive system) and their distribution range revealed that A. wattla is a valid species and A. abbotti is a synonym of the former. Literature references to Armina tigrina Rafinesque, 1814 in the east coast of North America are misidentifications of some specimens of A. wattla
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Ecología,
Moluscos,
Taxonomía y sistemática,
Nudibranchia,
Sinonimia,
Armina wattla,
Armina abbotti,
Armina muelleri,
Armina tigrina,
Océano Atlántico
Keyword: Biology,
Ecology,
Molluscs,
Taxonomy and systematics,
Nudibranchia,
Synonymy,
Armina wattla,
Armina abbotti,
Armina muelleri,
Armina tigrina,
Atlantic Ocean
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