Description of five new coral associated Barnacles of the genus Trevathana (Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae) in Pacific Waters
Author
Chan, Benny Kwok Kan
Author
Chen, Yi-Yang
Author
Achituv, Yair
Author
Lin, Hsiu-Chin
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-12-11
4363
2
151
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journal article
31200
10.11646/zootaxa.4363.2.1
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1175-5326
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Subfamily
Pyrgomatinae
Gray, 1825
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
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FIGUReS 2A, B
; 3–8
Material examined.
HOLOTyPe
:
ASIZCR000347
,
DONGSHA ATOLL
(
20°41.478 N
,
116°45.103 E
),
TAIWAN
,
MAy 2014
, cOLL. H.N. CHeN, P.C
. TSAI, H.C. LIN, ON cORAL
Goniastrea edwardsi
CHeVALIeR, 1971.
PARATyPeS
:
ASIZCR000348
,
DATA
SAMe
AS
ASIZCR000347
.
ASIZCR000349
,
DONGSHA ATOLL
(
20°41.721 N
,
116°47.105 E
),
TAIWAN
,
MAy 2014
, cOLL. H.N. CHeN, P.C
. TSAI, H.C. LIN, ON cORAL
Goniastrea edwardsi
.
ASIZCR000350
AND
ASIZCR000351
,
DATA
SAMe
AS
ASIZCR000347
.
ASIZCR000352
,
DONGSHA ATOLL
(
20°42.380 N
,
116°42.088 E
),
TAIWAN
,
MAy 2014
, cOLL. H.N. CHeN, P.C
. TSAI, H.C. LIN, ON cORAL
Goniastrea edwardsi
.
Diagnosis.
POSTeRIO-LATeRAL SIDe Of POSTeRIOR RAMUS Of cIRRI II AND III BeARING cONIcAL SPINeS. INTeRLOcKING TOOTH Of ScUTUM PROjecTING MeDIALLy fROM ARTIcULAR MARGIN, TeeTH WIDTH ABOUT 2/3 Of TeRGAL MARGIN Of ScUTUM.
Description.
SHeLL cOVeReD By cORAL TISSUe WHeN ALIVe (
FIG. 2A, B
). SHeLL WHITe AfTeR cLeANING AND PReSeRVATION, (5.0 MM BD fOR
HOLOTyPe
), fLAT, eLLIPTIcAL, PLATeS fUSeD, OUTeR SURfAce WITH 20 RADIATING ROWS Of PROjecTIONS, UP TO fIVe PROjecTIONS IN eAcH ROW (
FIG. 3A
). CIRcUMfeReNce Of BASe Of SHeLL WITH 32 SHORT PROjecTIONS, eXTeNDING BeyOND OUTLINe (
FIG. 3B
). ORIfIce eLLIPTIcAL, ORIfIce LeNGTH ABOUT 1/2 LeNGTH Of ROSTRO-cARINAL DIAMeTeR (
FIG. 3A, B
). ScUTUM AND TeRGUM WHITe, SePARATeD (
FIG. 3C–F
). ScUTUM TRANSVeRSALLy eLONGATeD, OccLUDeNT MARGIN 5 TIMeS LONGeR THAN TeRGAL MARGIN (
FIG. 3C, D
). OccLUDeNT MARGIN SLIGHTLy cONVeX. EXTeRNALLy, ScUTUM WITH SLIGHTLy cURVeD, cLOSeD MeDIAN fURROW, fURROW LeNGTH ABOUT 4/5 LeNGTH Of ScUTUM (
FIG. 3C
). ARTIcULAR MARGIN Of ScUTUM WITH INTeRLOcKING TOOTH, PROjecTING MeDIALLy ARTIcULAR MARGIN, WIDTH ABOUT 2/3 Of ARTIcULAR MARGIN, GROWTH LINeS ON TOOTH (
FIG. 3C, D
). ADDUcTOR PLATe ABSeNT (
FIG. 3C, D
). TeRGUM SUBTRIANGULAR (
FIG. 3E, F
), ScUTAL MARGIN cONcAVe WITH MeDIAL NOTcH, TRUNcATeD SPUR ON BASAL MARGIN. EXTeRNAL TeRGUM SURfAce WITH SHALLOW, LONGITUDINAL MeDIAN fURROW, ReAcHING 90% LeNGTH Of TeRGUM (
FIG. 3C
). SeMIcIRcULAR DePReSSION, DeMARcATeD WITH cONceNTRIc GROWTH LINeS, AccOMMODATING INTeRLOcKING TOOTH (
FIG. 3F
). BROAD, INWARD PROjecTING TOOTH ON INNeR SIDe Of SPUR, LOcATeD ON BASAL eND Of SPUR, LONG AXIS Of TOOTH PARALLeL TO BASAL MARGIN Of TeRGUM, PeRPeNDIcULAR TO INNeR SURfAce Of TeRGUM (
FIG. 3F
).
FIGURE 2.
Trevathana
in-situ
underWater photographs. (A)
T. conica
sp. nov.
(CEL-DSA-125). (B) Enlarged vieW of
T. conica
sp. nov.
(C)
T. doni
sp. nov.
(CEL-DSA-096). (D) Magnified vieW of
T. doni
.
sp. nov.
(E)
T. dongshaensis
sp. nov.
(CEL- DSA-150). (F) Magnified vieW of
T. dongshaensis
sp. nov.
(G)
T. longidonta
sp. nov.
(CEL-DSA-150). (H) Magnified vieW of
T. longidonta
sp. nov.
(I)
T. taiwanus
sp. nov.
(J) Magnified vieW of
T. taiwanus
sp. nov.
Barnacles are indicated by White arroWs.
FIGURE 3.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
shell and opercular valves. (A) External vieW (ASIZCR000347) and (B) Internal vieW (ASIZCR000348) of shell. (C) External and (D) internal vieW of left scutum (ASIZCR000347). (E) External and (F) internal vieW of left tergum (ASIZCR000347). Note that for better comparisons of the internal vieW, the scutum and tergum Were inclined. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 4.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
(ASIZCR000347), mouth parts. (A) Maxilla, general vieW. (B) Serrulate setae on distal part of maxilla. (C, D) Serrulate setae on interior margin of maxilla. (E) Maxillule. (F) Simple setae along upper margin of maxillule. (G) Maxillule upper and (H) LoWer parts of cutting edge With large cuspidate and loWer margin With simple setae. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 5.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
(ASIZCR000347), mouth parts. (A) Mandible, general vieW. (B) First and bidentate second teeth of mandible. (C) Bidentate third, fourth and simple fifth teeth of mandible. (D) Mandible, inferior angle With simple setae. (E) Mandibular palp, general vieW. (F) Serrulate setae on exterior margin of mandibular palp. (G) Labrum, general vieW. (H, I) Teeth on crests of labrum. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 6.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
(ASIZCR000347), cirri I and II. (A) Cirrus I. (B) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus of cirrus I. (C) Serrulate setae on anterior ramus of cirrus I. (D) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus of cirrus I. (E) Cirrus II. (F) Serrulate setae and conical spines (indicated by White arroWs) on posterior ramus of cirrus II. (G) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus of cirrus II. (H) Serrulate setae on anterior ramus of cirrus II. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 7.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
(ASIZCR000347), cirri III and IV. (A) Cirrus III. (B) Distal part of anterior and posterior rami of cirrus III. (C) Conical spines (indicated by White arroWs) on apex of anterior ramus of cirrus III. (D) Conical spines on apex of posterior ramus of cirrus III (indicated by White arroWs). (E) Serrulate setae on cirrus III. (F) Cirrus IV. (G) Intermediate segment With 4 pairs of serrulate setae, cirrus IV. (H) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus of cirrus IV. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 8.
Trevathana conica
sp. nov.
(ASIZCR000347), cirri V, VI and penis. (A) Cirrus V (B) Intermediate segment With 4 pairs of serrulate setae on cirrus V. (C) Distal segment of cirrus V shoWing serrulate setae. (D) Cirrus VI. (E) Intermediate segment With 4 pairs of serrulate setae of cirrus VI. (F) Distal segment of cirrus VI shoWing serrulate setae. (G) Basidorsal piont of penis. (H) Apex of penis. Scale bars in µm.
MAXILLA eLLIPTIcAL (
FIG. 4A
), BI-LOBeD, SeRRULATe SeTAe ON eXTeRIOR AND INTeRIOR DISTAL MARGINS (
FIG. 4A–D
). MAXILLULe WITH STRAIGHT cUTTING eDGe WITHOUT NOTcH, WITH ROW Of 10–11 SPINeS (
FIG. 4E
). FINe, SIMPLe SeTAe ON UPPeR AND LOWeR MARGINS (
FIG. 4F, G, H
). MANDIBLe WITH 5 TeeTH, eXcLUDING INfeRIOR ANGLe (
FIG. 5A
). SecOND TO fOURTH TeeTH BIDeNTATeD(
FIG. 5B–C
). FIRST 3 TeeTH OccUPyING ABOUT 4/5 LeNGTH Of cUTTING eDGe, LOWeR MARGIN SHORT, WITH SIMPLe SeTAe, INfeRIOR ANGLe WITH SeVeRAL SeTAe DISTALLy (
FIG. 5D
). MANDIBULAR PALP OVAL (
FIG. 5E
), BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe ON DISTAL (
FIG. 5F
) AND eXTeRIOR MARGINS. LABRUM BILOBeD, LOBeS SePARATeD By V-SHAPeD NOTcH (
FIG. 5G
), SINGLe TOOTH ON LefT SIDe Of NOTc, TWO TeeTH ON RIGHT SIDe Of NOTcH IN HOLOTyPe (
FIG. 5H, I
).
CIRRUS I WITH RAMI UNeqUAL; ANTeRIOR RAMUS 11 SeGMeNTeD (
FIG. 6A
); POSTeRIOR RAMUS 7 SeGMeNTeD, BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 6A–D
). CIRRUS II WITH RAMI SUBeqUAL; ANTeRIOR RAMUS 8-SeGMeNTeD; POSTeRIOR RAMUS 7 SeGMeNTeD, BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 6E–H
), POSTeRIO-LATeRAL SIDe Of 2 DISTAL SeGMeNTS WITH ARRAy Of cONIcAL SPINeS (
FIG. 6F
). CIRRUS III WITH ANTeRIOR AND POSTeRIOR RAMI Of NeARLy eqUAL LeNGTH; ANTeRIOR RAMUS 7 SeGMeNTeD; POSTeRIOR RAMUS 6 SeGMeNTeD (
FIG. 7A
), BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 7E
), POSTeRIO-LATeRAL SIDe Of 5 DISTAL SeGMeNTS BeARING cONIcAL SPINeS (
FIG. 7C, D
). CIRRI IV–VI LONG, SLeNDeR, BOTH RAMI Of SIMILAR LeNGTH (
FIGS. 7F
,
8A–F
); cIRRUS IV ANTeRIOR RAMUS 20-SeGMeNTeD, POSTeRIOR RAMUS 19-SeGMeNTeD; cIRRUS V (20) (20), cIRRUS VI (20) (20) (
FIGS. 7F
,
8A–F
).; eAcH INTeRMeDIATe SeGMeNT Of BOTH RAMI Of cIRRI IV TO VI BeARING 2 PAIRS Of LONG SeRRULATe SeTAe AND 2 PAIRS Of SIMPLe SeTAe (
FIGS. 7G, H
,
8B, E, F
), DISTAL PAIR LONGeST, PROXIMAL PAIR SHORTeST. PeNIS ANNULATeD, WITH ScATTeReD SHORT SIMPLe SeTAe. PeDIceL WITH SHORT, BLUNT BASIDORSAL POINT (
FIG. 8G, H
), APeX BeARING SHORT, SIMPLe SeTAe (
FIG. 8H
).
HABITAT. ON THe cORAL
Goniastrea edwardsi
.
Distribution.
AT PReSeNT, ONLy RecORDeD fROM DONGSHA ATOLL,
TAIWAN
.
Etymology.
Trevathana conica
IS NAMeD fOR HAVING cONIcAL SPINeS ON BOTH cIRRI II AND III WHIcH IS A DIAGNOSTIc cHARAcTeR fOR THIS SPecIeS.
Remarks.
THIS SPecIeS IS DIAGNOSeD By HAVING cONIcAL SPINeS ON cIRRI II AND III, WHILST
T. longidonta
AND
T. noae
HAVe cONIcAL SPINeS ONLy ON cIRRUS III.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
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FIGUReS 2C, D
; 9–16
Trevathana
sp.
nov.
1.
Chan
et al
., 2013
: 318
, figs. 281–289.
Trevathana
sp.
Malay & Michonneau, 2014
: fig. 3, suppl.
Tab. 1
(voucher number UF8633).
Material examined.
HOLOTyPe
:
ASIZCR
000353, NANWAN, KeNTING,
TAIWAN
(
21o57.20N
,
120o23.18’E
),
NOVeMBeR 2010
, cOLL. B.K.K.
CHAN
, ON cORAL
Echinopora lamellosa
(ESPeR, 1795).
PARATyPeS
:
ASIZCR
000226,
DATA
SAMe
AS
ASIZCR
000353.
ASIZCR
000354,
DONGSHA ATOLL
(
20°44.573 N
,
116°54.679 E
),
TAIWAN
,
MAy 2015
, cOLL. P.C.
TSAI
, Y.F.
TSAO
, Y.W.
CHANG
, ON cORAL
Echinopora pacificus
VeRON, 1990.
MNHN
IC-
2003,
PAPUA
NeW PKK2,
MADANG
,
PAPUA
NeW GUINeA
,
NOVeMBeR 2012
, cOLL. B.K.K.
CHAN
, ON cORAL
Oxypora
SP. OTHeR MATeRIAL: CEL-LAN- 102-5, LANyU
ISLAND
,
TAIWAN
,
OcTOBeR 2007
, cOLL. B.K.K.
CHAN
, ON cORAL
Montipora
SP.
Diagnosis.
ScUTAL WIDTH 3 TIMeS LONGeR THAN HeIGHT. OccLUDeNT MARGIN STRAIGHT, MeDIAN cLOSeD fURROW SLIGHTLy cURVeD, fURROW LeNGTH ABOUT 4/5 LeNGTH Of ScUTUM, WITH cONTINUOUS, SIMILAR-SIzeD TeeTH. ARTIcULAR MARGIN Of ScUTUM WITH INTeRLOcKING TOOTH, TOOTH NARROW, WIDTH ABOUT1/3 HeIGHT Of TeRGAL MARGIN. ADDUcTOR PLATe ABSeNT. TeRGUM SUBTRIANGULAR. INTeRNAL SURfAce WITH INWARD TOOTH LOcATeD ON LOWeR PART Of TeRGUM, PeRPeNDIcULAR TO BASAL MARGIN Of TeRGUM.
Description.
SHeLL cOVeReD By cORAL WHeN ALIVe (
FIG. 2C, D
). SHeLL (5.8 MM BD
HOLOTyPe
) fLAT, eLLIPTIcAL, PLATeS fUSeD, WHITe (AfTeR cLeANING AND PReSeRVATION), WITH ScATTeReD PROjecTIONS ON SURfAce (
FIG. 9A
). CIRcUMfeReNce Of BASe Of SHeLL WITH 40–44 SHORT PROjecTIONS, eXTeNDING BeyOND MARGIN (
FIG. 9B
), ORIfIce eLLIPTIcAL, ROSTRO-cARINAL DIAMeTeR Of ORIfIce NeARLy 1/3 LeNGTH Of SHeLL ROSTRO-cARINAL DIAMeTeR. ScUTUM AND TeRGUM WHITe, SePARATeD (
FIG. 9C– F
). ScUTUM TRANSVeRSALLy eLONGATeD, TeRGAL MARGIN 3 TIMeS LONGeR THAN OccLUDeNT MARGIN. OccLUDeNT MARGIN STRAIGHT. EXTeRNAL SURfAce Of ScUTUM WITH SLIGHTLy cURVeD, MeDIAN cLOSeD fURROW, LeNGTH Of fURROW ReAcHING 4/5 LeNGTH Of ScUTUM (
FIG. 9C
). ARTIcULAR MARGIN WITH INTeRLOcKING TOOTH, WIDTH Of TOOTH 1/3 HeIGHT Of ARTIcULAR MARGIN (
FIG. 9E
). ADDUcTOR PLATe ABSeNT (
FIG. 9C
). TeRGUM SUBTRIANGULAR (
FIG. 9D, F
), ScUTAL MARGIN cONcAVe, WITH NOTcH; INNeR SIDe Of ScUTAL MARGIN WITH SeMIcIRcULAR DePReSSION AccOMMODATING INTeRLOcKING TOOTH (
FIG. 9F
). EXTeRNAL SURfAce WITH SHALLOW, LONGITUDINAL MeDIAN fURROW. INNeR SURfAce WITH INWARD TOOTH LOcATeD cLOSe TO BASAL MARGIN Of TeRGUM, PeRPeNDIcULAR TO BASAL MARGIN (
FIG. 9F
).
MAXILLA eLLIPTIcAL (
FIG. 10A
), WITH SeRRULATe SeTAe ON cIRcUMfeReNce (
FIG. 10B–C
). MAXILLULe WITH cUTTING eDGe STRAIGHT WITHOUT NOTcH, ROW Of 9–11 SPINeS (
FIG. 10E–H
). UPPeR AND LOWeR MARGINS WITH LONG, SIMPLe SeTAe (
FIG. 10 D
). MANDIBLe WITH 4 OR 5 TeeTH, eXcLUDING INfeRIOR ANGLe (INcONSISTeNT IN 2 SPecIMeNS,
FIG. 11A, F
). SecOND TO fOURTH TeeTH BIDeNTATe (
FIG. 11B–E
), UPPeR 3 TeeTH OccUPyING ABOUT 4/5 LeNGTH Of cUTTING eDGe, LOWeR MARGIN SHORT WITH SMALL, cONIcAL SPINeS, INfeRIOR ANGLe WITH SeVeRAL SeTAe (
FIG. 11E, H
). MANDIBULAR PALP OVAL (
FIG. 12A
), SeRRULATe SeTAe ON DISTAL (
FIG. 12B
) AND eXTeRIOR MARGINS (
FIG. 12C
). LABRUM BILOBeD, LOBeS SePARATeD By V-SHAPeD NOTcH (
FIG. 12E
), SINGLe TOOTH OR NO TOOTH ON eAcH SIDe Of NOTcH (INcONSISTeNT IN 2 SPecIMeNS,
FIG. 12D, G
).
FIGURE 9.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
, shell and opercular valves. (A) External (ASIZCR000353) and (B) internal vieW (ASIZCR000226) of shell. (C) External vieW of left scutum (ASIZCR000353) and (D) external vieW of left tergum (ASIZCR000353). (E) Internal vieW of left scutum (ASIZCR000353) and (F) Internal vieW of left tergum (ASIZCR000353). Note that for better comparisons of the internal vieW the scutum and tergum Were inclined Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 10.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
mouth parts. (A) Maxilla, general vieW (ASIZCR000353). (B) Serrulate setae on distal part of maxilla. (C) Serrulate setae on interior margin of maxilla. (D) Maxillule, general vieW (ASIZCR000353). (E, F) Large simple setae on cutting edge of maxillule. (G) Maxillule, general vieW (ASIZCR000226). (H) Large simple setae on cutting edge of maxillule. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 11.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
mouth parts. (A) Mandible, general vieW (ASIZCR000353). (B) First tooth of mandible. (C) Bidentate second tooth of mandible. (D) Bidentate third and fourth teeth of mandible. (E) Inferior angle With simple setae of mandible. (F) Mandible, general vieW (ASIZCR000226). (G) Bidentate second tooth of mandible. (H) Inferior angle With simple setae of mandible. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 12.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
mouth parts. (A) Mandibular palp, general vieW (ASIZCR000353). (B) Serrulate setae on distal part of mandibular palp. (C) Serrulate setae on exterior margin of mandibular palp. (D) Labrum, general vieW (ASIZCR000353). (E) Teeth on labrum. (F) Teeth on crests of labrum. (G) Labrum, general vieW (ASIZCR000226). (H) Teeth on crest of labrum. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 13.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
cirri I–VI. Line draWings of (A) Cirrus I. (B) Cirrus II. (C) Cirrus III. (D) Cirrus IV. (E) Cirrus V. (F) Cirrus VI. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 14.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
cirri I–II. (A) Cirrus I (ASIZCR000353). (B) Serrulate setae on apex of anterior ramus. (C) Serrulate setae on anterior ramus. (D) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus. (E) Cirrus II (ASIZCR000353). (F) Serrulate setae on apex of anterior ramus of cirrus II. (G) Serrulate setae on apex of anterior ramus of cirrus II. (H) Serrulate setae on anterior ramus of cirrus II. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 15.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
cirri III–IV. (A) Cirrus III (ASIZCR000353). (B) Serrulate setae on anterior ramus. (C) Serrulate setae on apex of posterior ramus. (D) Conical spines (indicated by White arroWs) on apex of posterior ramus. (E) Cirrus IV (ASIZCR000353). (F) Intermediate segment of cirrus IV, With 4 pairs of serrulate setae. (G) Intermediate segment of cirrus IV, With 4 pairs of serrulate setae. (H) Serrulate setae on apex of cirrus IV. Scale bars in µm.
FIGURE 16.
Trevathana doni
sp. nov.
cirri V–VI and penis. (A) Cirrus V (ASIZCR000353). (B) Cirrus VI (ASIZCR000353). (C) Intermediate segment With 3 pairs of serrulate setae of cirrus VI. (D) Intermediate segment With 3 pairs of serrulate setae of cirrus VI. (E) apex of cirrus V. (F) Apex of cirrus VI. (G) Penis (ASIZCR000353). (H) Sharp basidorsal piont of penis. (I) Apex of penis. Scale bars in µm.
CIRRUS I WITH SUBeqUAL RAMI; ANTeRIOR RAMUS LONG, SLeNDeR, 13 SeGMeNTeD (
FIGS. 13A
,
14A
); POSTeRIOR RAMUS 5 SeGMeNTeD, BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 14B–D
). CIRRUS II WITH RAMI SLIGHTLy SUBeqUAL; ANTeRIOR RAMUS 10- SeGMeNTeD, POSTeRIOR RAMUS 8-SeGMeNTeD (
FIGS. 13B
,
14E
), BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 14F–H
). CIRRUS III WITH ANTeRIOR RAMUS SLIGHTLy LONGeR THAN POSTeRIOR RAMUS; ANTeRIOR RAMUS 12-SeGMeNTeD, POSTeRIOR RAMUS 9-SeGMeNTeD (
FIGS. 13C
,
15A
), BeARING SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 15B, C
), ANTeRIOR SIDe Of POSTeRIOR RAMUS BeARING cONIcAL SPINeS (
FIG. 15D
). CIRRI IV–VI LONG, SLeNDeR, RAMI SIMILAR IN LeNGTH (
FIGS. 13D–F
,
15E
,
16A–B
). CIRRUS IV WITH ANTeRIOR RAMUS 20-SeGMeNTeD, POSTeRIOR 19-SeGMeNTeD; cIRRUS V (25) (24); cIRRUS VI (23), (25). EAcH INTeRMeDIATe SeGMeNT Of BOTH RAMI Of cIRRI IV AND VI WITH 4 PAIRS Of SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIGS. 15F–H
,
16
DF), DISTAL PAIR LONGeST, PROXIMAL PAIR SHORTeST. EAcH INTeRMeDIATe SeGMeNT Of BOTH RAMI Of cIRRUS V BeARING 3 PAIRS Of SeRRULATe SeTAe (
FIG. 16C
). PeNIS LeNGTH 0.6 TIMeS LeNGTH Of cIRRUS VI, ANNULATeD, WITH ScATTeReD SHORT, SIMPLe SeTAe (
FIG. 16G
). PeDIceL WITH LONG, SHARP BASIDORSAL POINT (
FIG. 16H
), APeX BeARING SHORT, SIMPLe SeTAe (
FIG.
16I
).
HABITAT. ON cORAL
Echinopora lamellosa
,
E. pacificus
,
Montipora
SP. AND
Oxypora
SP. (PAPUA NeW GUINeA).
Distribution.
AT PReSeNT, RecORDeD fROM
TAIWAN
MAIN
ISLAND
, DONGSHA ATOLL,
PHILIPPINeS
(
MALAy & MIcHONNeAU 2014
) AND
PAPUA NeW GUINeA
.
Etymology.
Trevathana doni
IS NAMeD IN HONOR Of DONALD T. ANDeRSON (EMeRITUS PROfeSSOR, UNIVeRSITy Of SyDNey,
AUSTRALIA
) IN APPRecIATION Of HIS cONTRIBUTION TO THe TAXONOMy AND PHyLOGeNy Of cORAL BARNAcLeS.
Remarks.
THIS SPecIeS IS SIMILAR TO
T. dentata
, BUT THe BASIDORSAL POINT Of THe PeNIS IS MUcH LONGeR. THe LeNGTH Of THe BASIDORSAL POINT Of THe PeNIS Of
T. doni
IS ABOUT THe LeNGTH Of THe BASAL SeGMeNT Of THe PeNIS, WHILe THe LeNGTH Of THAT Of
T. dentata
IS ABOUT 1/8 Of THe BASAL SeGMeNT Of THe PeNIS (BRIcKNeR
et al.
2009). THe GeNeTIc DIVeRGeNceS Of COI AND 12S AMONG INDIVIDUALS cOLLecTeD fROM
Oxypora
IN
PAPUA NeW GUINeA
AND
Echinopora
SPP. fROM
TAIWAN
AND DONGSHA ATOLL (See SUPPLeMeNTARy
TABLe 1
) ARe SMALL (<1 %), INDIcATING THeSe INDIVIDUALS SHOULD Be ASSIGNeD TO THe SAMe SPecIeS.