Description of a new species of coral-inhabiting barnacle, Darwiniella angularis sp. n. (Cirripedia, Pyrgomatidae) from Taiwan
Author
Chen, Yi-Yang
Author
Lin, Hsiu-Chin
Author
Chan, Benny K. K.
text
ZooKeys
2012
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43
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.214.3291
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.214.3291
1313-2970-214-43
Darwiniella conjugatum (Darwin, 1854)
Figs 10-17
Pyrgoma conjugatum
Darwin 1854
: 364-365, pl. 12, fig. 7
a-c
.;
Weltner 1897
: 255;
Gruvel 1905
: 306-309;
Annandale 1906
: 143;
Hoek 1913
: 264;
Broch 1922
: 344;
Hiro 1931
: 154;
Sakakura 1934
: tab. II (not seen);
Hiro 1935
: 47, 59-60, 66, 69, fig. 8
a-c
;
Hiro 1937
: 468 (not seen);
Nilsson-Cantell 1938
: 13, 66, tab. III;
Broch 1947
: 7;
Kolosvary
1947
: 427;
Utinomi 1949
: 69 (not seen).
Pyrgoma (Nobia) conjugatum
Baluk and Radwanski
1967: 487.
Nobia conjugatum
Ross and Newman 1973
: 155, fig. 12
d-e
;
Newman and Ross 1976
: 58;
Foster 1982
: 209, tab. 5, pl. 1G, fig. 7F;
Soong and Chang 1983
: 244-245, fig. 3;
Galkin 1986
: 1292;
Ren 1986
: 146, pl. IV, 15-18;
Ogawa and Matsuzaki 1990
:
tab
. I (not seen);
Anderson 1992
: 306-309, figs 20-21, 37F;
Ogawa et al. 1998
: 3, fig. 2;
Jones et al. 2000
: 276;
Jones 2003
: tabs 6, 8;
Poltarukha and Dautova 2004
: 111, fig. 66.
Nobia conjugata
Ogawa and Matsuzaki 1992: app. tab.
Darwiniella conjugatum
Anderson 1992
: 329, figs 38F, 39;
Simon-Blecher et al. 2007
: tabs
I-II
.
Darwiniella conjugata
Asami and Yamaguchi 1997
: 13-14, figs 1-2.
Materials examined.
CEL-RYU-28-1, Dafu Fishing Harbor, Siaoliouciou Island, Taiwan (
22°20'N
,
120°22'E
), August 2010, coll. B.K.K. Chan, on coral host
Cyphastrea serailia
(
Forskal
, 1775). CEL-RYU-28-2 data same as CEL-RYU-28-1. CEL-RYU-38-4, Shanfu Fishing Harbor, Siaoliouciou Island, Taiwan (
22°21'N
,
120°21'E
), August 2010, coll. B.K.K. Chan, on coral host
Cyphastrea serailia
. CEL-RYU-47-4 data same as CEL-RYU-38-4. CEL-RYU-66-1, Lobster Cave, Siaoliouciou Island, Taiwan (
22°20'N
,
120°23'E
), August 2010, coll. B.K.K. Chan, on host coral
Cyphastrea
sp.. CEL-RYU-170-1, Shanfu Fishing Harbor, Siaoliouciou Island, Taiwan (
22°21'N
,
120°21'E
), August 2010, coll. B.K.K. Chan, on coral host
Cyphastrea japonica
.
Diagnosis.
Scutum subtriangular, rostral tooth and obvious adductor plate present. Adductor plate angle not obvious. Tergum subtriangular, lateral depressor muscle crests, medial furrow and spur present. Spur triangular, long, curved and sharp.
Description.
Shell (8 mm in maximum basal diameter, rostro-carinal diameter to 6 mm) plates fully fused, purple, oval, externally surface with about 25 strip-like projections differing in length and radiating from nearly subcentral orifice to plate margin (Fig. 10A). Bases of shell with about 27 internal ribs radiating from the rim of the inner operculum to the basal margin of the shells (Fig. 10B). Orifice oval, long and narrow, about 3/8 length of rostro-carinal diameter.
Figure 10. Hard parts of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) (CEL-RYU-28-1, CEL-RYU-47-4, CEL-RYU-170-1) A Dorsal view of shell B Ventral view of shell C Dorsal view of fused scutum and tergum D Ventral view of fused scutum and tergum E Horizontal striations on dorsal surface of scutum F Occludent margin base and rostral tooth. (AP: adductor plate, AA: adductor plate angle, SP: spur, scale bar:
μm
)
Scutum and tergum white, fused without any junctions (Fig. 10C, D). Scutum subtriangular, width 1.5 times length of height, occludent margin slightly curved, with a rostral tooth on bottom (Fig. 10F) and continuous teeth along the ventral surface of occludent margin, tooth size increasing gradually from apex to base. Ventral view with an apparent oval-shaped adductor muscle scar (Fig. 10D). Dorsal view with obvious adductor plate, extending below basal margin, plate more than 1/2 height of scutum. Basal margin of adductor plate without obvious adductor plate angle (Fig. 10C). Dorsal surface of scutum with horizontal striations, striations with row of small pores (Fig. 10E).
Tergum subtriangular, lateral depressor muscle crests present. Spur triangular, long, curved and sharp, height reaching more than 1/2 height of tergum, basal margin not obvious due to the curved spur. Dorsal surface with medial furrow, curving from basal margin towards the carinal margin of tergum, width of furrow increased gradually from apex to base (Fig. 10C). Dorsal surface with horizontal striations, striations with row of small pores.
Maxilla oval (Fig. 11A), serrulate setae distally (Fig. 11B) and along inferior margin (Fig. 11C). Maxillule cutting edge straight, without notch, bearing row of 13 large, similar sized setae (consistent through 2 specimens, Fig. 11D, F, and inco
nsistent
through 2 specimens with 11 and 9 large setae, Fig. 11G, H, respectively). Region close to cutting edge with dense fine simple type setae (Fig. 11E), anterior and posterior margin with long simple type setae. Mandible with five teeth (excluding inferior angle) (teeth number consistent in five specimens but differed in morphologies, Fig. 12A, E, F, G, H). Second, third, fourth and fifth teeth bidentated (Fig. 12B, C), the first 4 teeth occupying most of length of cutting edge. Lateral surface, lower margin and cutting edge of mandible bearing simple type setae. Lower margin short, about 1/20 length of total length of mandible, inferior angle ending in a blunt angle
with
dense, fine setae (Fig. 12D). Mandibular palp rectangular, elongated (Fig. 13A), bearing serrulate setae distally (Fig. 13B) and on inferior margin (Fig. 13C). Labrum bilobed, with V-shaped notch between 2 lobes, 2 sharp teeth on each side of notch (inconsistent in three specimens, Fig. 13D, G, H).
Figure 11. Oral cone of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Maxilla (CEL-RYU-28-2) B Serrulate setae on apex C Serrulate setae on inferior margin D Maxillule (CEL-RYU-28-2) E Large simple type setae on cutting edge F Maxillule (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-28-1) G Maxillule (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-38-4) H Maxillule (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-66-1). (scale bar:
μm
)
Figure 12. Oral cone of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Mandible (CEL-RYU-28-1) B Bidentate second tooth C Bidentate third and fourth tooth D Inferior angle with simple type seta E Mandible (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-170-1) F Mandible (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-66-1) G Mandible (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-38-4) H Mandible (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-28-2). (scale bar:
μm
)
Figure 13. Oral cone of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Mandibular palp (CEL-RYU-66-1) B Serrulate setae distally C Serrulate setae on inferior margin D Labrum (CEL-RYU-38-4) E Teeth on labrum F Teeth on labrum G Labrum (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-66-1) H Labrum (additional specimen, CEL-RYU-28-1). (scale bar:
μm
)
Cirrus I with rami unequal, anterior ramus long and slender, with 17-segmented, posterior ramus 7-segmented (Figs 14A, 15A), bearing serrulate setae (Fig. 15B, C, D), dark spots exist on each segment of the ramus (Fig. 15A). Cirrus II with rami almost equal, anterior ramus 8-segmented and posterior ramus 6-segmented (Figs 14B, 15E), bearing serrulate setae (Fig. 15F, G, H), dark spots exist on each segment of the ramus (Fig. 15E). Cirrus III rami equal, anterior ramus 10-segmented, posterior ramus 8-segmented (Figs 14C, 16A), bearing serrulate setae (Fig. 16B, C, D), dark spots exist on each segment of the ramus (Fig. 16A). Cirrus
IV-VI
long, slender, with equal rami size. Number of segments on Cirrus IV (anterior 16, posterior 16), Cirrus V (21, 20), Cirrus VI (21, 18) (Figs 14D, E, F, 16E, 17A, C). Intermediate segments of Cirrus
IV-VI
with four pairs of serrulate setae (Figs 16G, 17D, E), distal pair longest, proximal pair shortest. Dark spots exist on each segment of the ramus (Figs 16E, 17A, C).
Figure 14. Line drawing of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Cirrus I B Cirrus II C Cirrus III D Cirrus IV E Cirrus V F Cirrus VI. (scale bar:
μm
).
Figure 15. Cirri of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Cirrus I (CEL-RYU-28-2) B Serrulate setae on anterior ramus apex C Serrulate setae on anterior ramus D Serrulate setae on posterior ramus apex E Cirrus II (CEL-RYU-28-2) F Serrulate setae on anterior ramus apex G Serrulate setae on anterior ramus H Serrulate setae on posterior ramus apex. (scale bar:
μm
)
Figure 16. Cirri of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Cirrus III (CEL-RYU-28-2) B Serrulate setae on posterior ramus C Serrulate setae on posterior ramus D Serrulate setae distally E Cirrus IV (CEL-RYU-28-2) F Serrulate setae on apex G Intermediate segment with 4 pairs of serrulate setae H Intermediate segment with serrulate setae. (scale bar:
μm
)
Figure 17. Cirri and penis of
Darwiniella conjugatum
(Darwin, 1854) A Cirrus V (CEL-RYU-28-2) B Serrulate setae on apex C Cirrus VI (CEL-RYU-28-2) D Intermediate segment with 4 pairs of serrulate setae E Intermediate segment with 4 pairs of serrulate setae F Serrulate setae on apex G Penis (CEL-RYU-170-1) H apex of penis I Basidorsal point of penis. (scale bar:
μm
)
Penis long (1.2 times length of Cirrus VI), annulated, some dark spots present, scattered short simple type setae (Fig. 17G). Pedicel with basidorsal point (Fig. 17G, I), apex bearing short simple type setae (Fig. 17H).
Distribution.
South China Sea: Singapore, Mainland China (Hong Kong), Vietnam (Nhatrang Bay).Pacific Ocean: Taiwan (Green Island, Turtle Island, Siaoliouciou Island, Kenting, Suao), Japan, Australia (Western Australia & Great Barrier Reef),Philippine.Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Albion), Bay of Bengal, Thailand (Gulf of Siam), Sri Lanka,Red Sea.
Remarks.
Darwiniella conjugatum
is widely reported in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Note
Ogawa and Matsuzaki (1992)
and
Asami and Yamaguchi (1997)
misspelled the species name
Darwiniella conjugatum
as
'conjugata'
.