Oscarella minka, Ruiz & Ereskovsky & Perez, 2022
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.2.2 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E0D67501-60EB-43EA-BD3C-C6F9BB559DE7 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7256765 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5404A05E-FFCD-B73A-FF16-FF75FBEEE5FA |
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Oscarella minka |
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sp. nov. |
Oscarella minka View in CoL sp. nov.
Etymology: From the Quechuan mink’a (minga), this species name honors the pre-Columbian tradition of communal work for social purposes.
Diagnosis: Thin crust less than 3 mm thick. Smooth surface. Ectosome 25 to 50 µm thick, well-developed mesohyl. Two types of vacuolar cells, leuconoid aquiferous system with diplodal choanocyte chambers. High abundance of prokaryotic symbionts in the mesohyl.
Examined material: Holotype: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris , France MNHN DJV206 La Martinique, “Grotte Fer à Cheval” (14°27.882’ N, 61°01.162 W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 25/03/2012, sample code: 120325 MT4 b-TP8, collector: T. Pérez. Genbank accession number: MK 949481 View Materials GoogleMaps
Paratype: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris , France MNHN DJV207 Bequia , The Grenadines, “Full Moon Cave” (12°59.525’ N, 61°16.731’ W), 10-12 m depth, beneath an overhang, date 19/05/2015, sample code: 150519LG1-CR9, collector: C. Ruiz. Genbank accession number: MK 949480 View Materials GoogleMaps
Other material examined: Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 13/06/2011, sample code: 110613 MT4 GoogleMaps -TP4, collector: T. Pérez. GenBank accession number: MK 949478 View Materials
Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 15/05/2015, sample code: 150515 MT4 GoogleMaps - CR2, collector: C. Ruiz. Genbank accession number: MK 949479 View Materials
Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 13/06/2011, sample code: 110613 MT4 -TP6, collector: T. Pérez GoogleMaps .
Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 16/05/2015, sample code: 150516 MT4 -CR11, collector: C. Ruiz. GoogleMaps
Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 16/05/2015, sample code: 150516 MT4 -CR16, collector: C. Ruiz. GoogleMaps
Martinique, “Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 16/05/2015, sample code: 150516 MT4 -CR17, collector: C. Ruiz. GoogleMaps
Bequia , The Grenadines, “Full Moon Cave” (12°59.525’ N, 61°16.731’ W), 10-12 m depth, beneath an overhang, date 28/04/2015, sample code: 150428LG1-AE55, collector: A. Ereskovsky. GoogleMaps
Bequia , The Grenadines, “Full Moon Cave” (12°59.525’ N, 61°16.731’ W), 10-12 m depth, beneath an overhang, date 19/05/2015, sample code: 150519LG1-TP5, collector: T. Pérez GoogleMaps .
Guadeloupe, “Grotte Cathédrale” (16°27.740’ N, 61°31.837’ W), 18 m depth, on a vertical wall in the dark part of the cave, date 29/05/2015, sample code: 150529GU3-TP2, collector: T. Pérez GoogleMaps .
Guadeloupe, “Grotte aux Barracudas” (16°27.301’ N, 61°32.253’ W), 19 m depth, beneath an overhang, date 30/05/2015, sample code: 150530GU5-CR4, collector: C. Ruiz. GoogleMaps
Guadeloupe, “Grotte aux Barracudas” (16°27.301’ N, 61°32.253’ W), 19 m depth, beneath an overhang, date 30/05/2015, sample code: 150530GU5-CR10, collector: C. Ruiz. GoogleMaps
Comparative material examined: Oscarella filipoi , Martinique, Anse d’Arlet , Grande Anse, Pointe Burgos - Grotte Couleur (14°2.787’N, 61°5.351’W), 10 m depth, on a vertical wall in semi-dark conditions, date 11/06/2011, sample code: 110611 MT3 -TP05, collector: T. Pérez GoogleMaps .
Oscarella zoranja , “ Grotte Zeb” (14°27.832’N, 61°01.065’W), 19 m depth, on a vertical wall in the semi-dark part of the cave, date 13/06/2011, sample code: 110613 MT4 -TP1, collector: T. Pérez GoogleMaps
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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National Museum of Kenya |
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