On the distribution of Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) in the Atlantic Basin

Santos, Érika; Rubal, Marcos; Veiga, Puri; Bartels, Paul J.; Rocha, Clélia M. C. da; Fontoura, Paulo

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On the distribution of Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) in the Atlantic Basin

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dc.contributor.author	Santos, Érika
dc.contributor.author	Rubal, Marcos
dc.contributor.author	Veiga, Puri
dc.contributor.author	Bartels, Paul J.
dc.contributor.author	Rocha, Clélia M. C. da
dc.contributor.author	Fontoura, Paulo
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-27T15:16:46Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-27T15:16:46Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	Specimens of Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 collected from the Portuguese coast (Lusitanian sea province) indicated a considerable southward extension in the distribution of the species along the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Based on the examination of these specimens and those of Pollock’s collection from the type locality (Scotland), it can also be concluded that the redescription of B. tubernatis based on specimens from the Gulf of Mexico (tropical northwest Atlantic Ocean) does not correspond to that species. Several differences, namely in the shape of cephalic appendages, toe discs and pattern of cuticular sculpture, clearly distinguish specimens of B. tubernatis from those collected in the Gulf of Mexico that certainly belong to a new unnamed species. Moreover, the examination of specimens previously collected in the southwest Atlantic Ocean (Brazil) and attributed to B. tubernatis showed that they belong to other undescribed new Batillipes species, suggesting that B. tubernatis does not occur in that region. Additionally, the only record from the temperate northwest Atlantic Ocean attributed to this species cannot be assigned to B. tubernatis either. Therefore, a clarification about the current taxonomic status of B. tubernatis is provided and a short characterisation of the habitat of this species on the Portuguese coast is presented. As the occurrence of the species outside the northeast Atlantic Ocean is questioned, this work should renew the discussion about trans- and cis-Atlantic distributions of meiobenthic species.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Marine Biodiversity, 1-11. Doi: 10.1007/s12526-017-0834-9	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s12526-017-0834-9	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1867-1616
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6459
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag	pt_PT
dc.relation	C/MAR/LA0015/2011	pt_PT
dc.relation	SFRH/BDP/104225/2014	pt_PT
dc.relation	SFRH/BPD/ 81582/2011	pt_PT
dc.relation	BEX 13580/13-2	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Biogeography	pt_PT
dc.subject	Cosmopolitism	pt_PT
dc.subject	Endemism	pt_PT
dc.subject	Meiofauna	pt_PT
dc.subject	Tardigrada	pt_PT
dc.subject	Taxonomy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Introduction	pt_PT
dc.title	On the distribution of Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) in the Atlantic Basin	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage	11	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Marine Biodiversity	pt_PT
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