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All specimens were collected in the intertidal reef flat of South
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, North Queensland,
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. Animals have been discovered in trays after collecting algae and coral rubble from these reef flats.
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material is deposited at the Australian Museum Sydney.
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(AM C.464069):
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(length of preserved specimen
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). For further material see
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.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E823874905ADEDB2FEE4AB0B" bold="true" box="[151,270,1005,1029]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TABLE 5.</emphasis>
Synopsis of investigated specimens and collecting data of
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FSW: preservation in formaldehyde/seawater; PAM indicates measurements of photosynthetic activity, LM light microscopy, SEM scanning electron microscopy. ZMS Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich.
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Date of collection Date and kind of preservation
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of investigation
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12.07.0 6 EtOH
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AM C.464069
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<date id="3B3C64ABE823874905A5EA98FEFCABD0" box="[159,278,1223,1246]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2006-11-07">11.07.2006</date>
12.07.0 6 EtOH
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AM C.464070
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<date id="3B3C64ABE823874905A5EB6DFEFCAA47" box="[159,278,1330,1353]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2006-11-07">11.07.2006</date>
12.07.0 6 EtOH Gene analyses (partial 28S, 16S and CO1 gene sequences)
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(publ. in
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Händeler
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2009
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as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E82387490175EB0DFB7BAA67" box="[1103,1169,1362,1385]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Elysia</emphasis>
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. 1)
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12.07.0 6 FSW Histology (
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20100676)
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<date id="3B3C64ABE823874905A5EBF8FEFCAAB0" box="[159,278,1447,1470]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2006-11-07">11.07.2006</date>
Died after
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measurement
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(9 days; see Fig. 12)
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<date id="3B3C64ABE823874905A5EB8DFDE8AAE7" box="[159,514,1490,1513]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2004-09-13">13.09.2004 13.09.2004</date>
FSW animal lost during radula preparation
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E823874905FFE81DFE8FA952" bold="true" box="[197,357,1602,1628]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Distribution.</emphasis>
Up to now this species has been recorded from South
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, Lizard
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on top of the reef flat in the intertidal zone. A few specimens of this species have also been found by one of the authors (IB) in the Samoan Islands in 2005 (unpublished data).
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Gosliner
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(2008)
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spotted this species in different places in the Indopacific (
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,
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,
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,
<collectingCountry id="379502FBE823874906BCE8EDFC27A9C2" box="[902,973,1714,1740]" name="Japan" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Japan</collectingCountry>
,
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and the Hawaiian Islands) and figured it under the designation
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sp. 16.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E823874905FFE8A3FEBCA818" bold="true" box="[197,342,1788,1814]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is dedicated to Dr. Frank Asbeck (SolarWorld AG, Bonn) for his continuous sponsorship to the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn,
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.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E823874905FFE918FEB7A86F" bold="true" box="[197,349,1863,1889]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8238749045EE917FC54A86F" box="[356,958,1864,1889]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">External morphology and color of living specimens</emphasis>
(
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). Size up to
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. Body elongate when crawling (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE82387490466E932FE4EA889" box="[348,420,1901,1927]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="16.[151,258,1625,1649]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 7. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: living animals from Lizard Island; (A) Animal collected in 2006, resting with parapodia slightly opened. Note the pericardial hump. The right rhinophore is damaged. (B) Same animal with foot region exposed. Note the lack of white and orange pigment on foot. (C) Animal collected in 2002 and only documented by digital camera. Note the pronounced tubercles and the distinct red patches along the tail (arrow). (D) Same animal as in A and B after a few hours, with more pronounced tubercles, but still less than the one shown in (C)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199210/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
B) or more compact when resting (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE82387490675E932FC49A889" box="[847,931,1901,1927]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="16.[151,258,1625,1649]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 7. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: living animals from Lizard Island; (A) Animal collected in 2006, resting with parapodia slightly opened. Note the pericardial hump. The right rhinophore is damaged. (B) Same animal with foot region exposed. Note the lack of white and orange pigment on foot. (C) Animal collected in 2002 and only documented by digital camera. Note the pronounced tubercles and the distinct red patches along the tail (arrow). (D) Same animal as in A and B after a few hours, with more pronounced tubercles, but still less than the one shown in (C)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199210/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
A, C, D). Prominent parapodia not fused anteriorly; usually covered with tiny tubercles, which change in height within the same animal (compare
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B, C, D). Margin of parapodium forming rather irregular lobes. Rhinophores rolled and rather short. No distinct propodial tentacles at anterior foot present. Pericardial prominence oval with narrow posterior elongation (
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A). Dorsal vessels indistinct.
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Background color of animals appearing whitish, due to accumulation of white dots; large amounts of yellow to orange spots scattered over body, sometimes densely arranged in stripe-like patterns (
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D). Tiny black spots evenly distributed on outer side of parapodia. Inner surface of parapodia and foot-sole translucent, with less numerous white spots, no black spots and with green digestive gland shining through. Head with similar coloration as body, in the neck region with a lighter spot. Eyes clearly visible behind rhinophores. Rhinophores translucent whitish with darker ring, followed by a yellow ring towards the tip. Two pink elongate patches on both sides of tail (
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C), as well as at frontal base of parapodia at the conjunction with head (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C875605E4EFB7FEDAAD0C" box="[222,304,488,514]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="16.[151,258,1625,1649]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 7. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: living animals from Lizard Island; (A) Animal collected in 2006, resting with parapodia slightly opened. Note the pericardial hump. The right rhinophore is damaged. (B) Same animal with foot region exposed. Note the lack of white and orange pigment on foot. (C) Animal collected in 2002 and only documented by digital camera. Note the pronounced tubercles and the distinct red patches along the tail (arrow). (D) Same animal as in A and B after a few hours, with more pronounced tubercles, but still less than the one shown in (C)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199210/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
B, C). Similar patches present at margin of parapodia, mainly in median part.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83C875605ADE806FEF4A97F" bold="true" box="[151,286,1625,1649]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83C875604F4E806FDCDA97F" bold="true" box="[462,551,1625,1649]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: living animals from Lizard Island; (A) Animal collected in 2006, resting with parapodia slightly opened. Note the pericardial hump. The right rhinophore is damaged. (B) Same animal with foot region exposed. Note the lack of white and orange pigment on foot. (C) Animal collected in 2002 and only documented by digital camera. Note the pronounced tubercles and the distinct red patches along the tail (arrow). (D) Same animal as in A and B after a few hours, with more pronounced tubercles, but still less than the one shown in (C).
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83C875605FCE941FC59A836" bold="true" box="[198,947,1822,1848]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Description of anatomy and histology of preserved specimen</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C875606F8E941FBA8A836" box="[962,1090,1822,1848]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 8" captionStart-1="FIGURE 9" captionStart-2="FIGURE 10" captionStartId-0="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionStartId-1="18.[151,255,1496,1520]" captionStartId-2="19.[151,256,1027,1051]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,194,1473]" captionTargetBox-2="[533,1059,315,996]" captionTargetId-0="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetId-1="figure@18.[151,1436,194,1475]" captionTargetId-2="figure@19.[523,1064,306,1006]" captionTargetPageId-0="17" captionTargetPageId-1="18" captionTargetPageId-2="19" captionText-0="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." captionText-1="FIGURE 9. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: scanning electron microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy of radula: (A) complete radula with leading tooth to the right. Ascus (lower limb, white arrow) lost during preparation. (B) (D) different views of leading tooth; note the denticles. (E) Radula of same specimen. Note the small teeth and preradula teeth (black arrow) in ascus." captionText-2="FIGURE 10. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: anatomy: Schematic drawing of digestive system and position of special glands (arrows). Abbreviations: in intestine, odgl opening into digestive gland, ot oral tube, ph pharynx, sgl salivary glands, st stomach." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/199212/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/199213/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs. 810</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83C8756016CE940FAE9A836" box="[1110,1283,1823,1848]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Digestive tract</emphasis>
. Oral tube in the beginning without any subepithelial glands, but with ciliated cells. More posteriorly, oral tube surrounded by subepithelial glands with acid mucopolysaccharides (oral glandular layer) (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C8756017CE936FB67A88D" box="[1094,1165,1897,1923]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A). Pharynx muscular, with a dorsal muscular pump. Radula with five teeth in descending limb and nine in ascending limb (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C87560015E9D1FA6AA8A6" box="[1327,1408,1934,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,255,1496,1520]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1473]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,194,1475]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: scanning electron microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy of radula: (A) complete radula with leading tooth to the right. Ascus (lower limb, white arrow) lost during preparation. (B) (D) different views of leading tooth; note the denticles. (E) Radula of same specimen. Note the small teeth and preradula teeth (black arrow) in ascus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199212/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs. 9</figureCitation>
A, F). Four smaller teeth and two pre-radula teeth in ascus present (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C875606B9E9EBFC23A8C0" box="[899,969,1972,1998]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,255,1496,1520]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1473]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,194,1475]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: scanning electron microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy of radula: (A) complete radula with leading tooth to the right. Ascus (lower limb, white arrow) lost during preparation. (B) (D) different views of leading tooth; note the denticles. (E) Radula of same specimen. Note the small teeth and preradula teeth (black arrow) in ascus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199212/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
F). Teeth with a denticulate cutting edge (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83C875605A5E986FF18A8FD" box="[159,242,2009,2035]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,255,1496,1520]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1473]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,194,1475]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: scanning electron microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy of radula: (A) complete radula with leading tooth to the right. Ascus (lower limb, white arrow) lost during preparation. (B) (D) different views of leading tooth; note the denticles. (E) Radula of same specimen. Note the small teeth and preradula teeth (black arrow) in ascus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199212/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs. 9</figureCitation>
B, D, E). Salivary glands lobate, located postero-ventrally to pharynx, as well as lateral and ventral to oesophagus and stomach (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83E875404EBE821FDF3A996" box="[465,537,1662,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
C,
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). Gland composed of large secreting cells with granules staining bluish to dark violet and surrounding a tiny duct. Duct running anterior along pharynx, but entrance into pharynx not verified. Oesophagus starting from posterior part of pharynx and entering stomach a short distance behind on dorsal side. Epithelium of oesophagus highly folded and heavily ciliated (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83E875401CEE8B1FAD6A806" box="[1268,1340,1774,1800]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
B). Few violet stained glandular cells (acid mucopolysaccharides) interspersed. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick muscle layer, but not differentiated into distinct bulb.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83D875705ADE8CBFEF3A9A2" bold="true" box="[151,281,1684,1708]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83D87570487E8CBFDF8A9A2" bold="true" box="[445,530,1684,1708]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83E875405ADEB87FEF1AAFE" bold="true" box="[151,283,1496,1520]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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: scanning electron microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy of radula: (A) complete radula with leading tooth to the right. Ascus (lower limb, white arrow) lost during preparation. (B) (D) different views of leading tooth; note the denticles. (E) Radula of same specimen. Note the small teeth and preradula teeth (black arrow) in ascus.
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Stomach large, lined by ciliated epithelium. Transition into right and left digestive gland facing each other on lateral sides of stomach (
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B,
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83E87540770E9DCFD4BA893" box="[586,673,1923,1949]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,256,1027,1051]" captionTargetBox="[533,1059,315,996]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[523,1064,306,1006]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: anatomy: Schematic drawing of digestive system and position of special glands (arrows). Abbreviations: in intestine, odgl opening into digestive gland, ot oral tube, ph pharynx, sgl salivary glands, st stomach." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199213/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). Digestive gland ramifying heavily, with branches reaching into lateral parapodia as well as into foot area (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83E875407B5E9F7FD3FA8CC" box="[655,725,1960,1986]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A). One tiny branch reaching half way into the rhinophores. Cells of these branches filled with chloroplasts. Intestine originating dorsally from stomach and opening to outside behind right rhinophore, between lateral foot side and parapodium. No typhlosole present in proximal part of intestine. Epithelium folded, with ciliated cells, but without any glandular cells. In some areas, chloroplasts present in lumen of intestine.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875505ADEA5CFEC2AB15" bold="true" box="[151,296,1027,1051]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F8755040AEA5BFE26AB15" box="[304,460,1028,1051]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875504EEEA5CFDC1AB15" bold="true" box="[468,555,1027,1051]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: anatomy: Schematic drawing of digestive system and position of special glands (arrows). Abbreviations: in intestine, odgl opening into digestive gland, ot oral tube, ph pharynx, sgl salivary glands, st stomach.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875505FFEAD6FE92ABAC" box="[197,376,1161,1186]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Genital system</emphasis>
. The histologically investigated specimen was juvenile. Few gonad follicles present in parapodia, located dorsally in outstretched parapodia. Only spermatogonia in early stages recognizable. Female part of system not developed yet. A small penis present without cuticular structures (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F87550011EA8BFA9CABE0" box="[1323,1398,1236,1262]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
E); epithelium of vas deferens inside penis formed by cuboidal cells with light bluish contents indicating secretory function.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875505FCEB1BFD89AA53" box="[198,611,1348,1373]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Excretory and circulatory systems</emphasis>
. Pericardial region in anterior third of body forming distinct hump lying above pharynx. Ventricle inside pericardium muscular. Kidney forming sac-like structure, starting within this hump and reaching into posterior part of body.
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<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83F875505FFEBEBFEECA917" blockId="19.[151,1438,1161,1971]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875505FFEBEBFE91AAC3" box="[197,379,1460,1485]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Sensory organs</emphasis>
. Eye with homogeneously stained globular lens (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F875506FEEBEBFBE0AAC0" box="[964,1034,1460,1486]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A); pigment cup of eye orientated to dorsolateral side. Statocysts large, lying between cerebral and pedal ganglion, containing one large otolith (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F875505A5EBA0FF0FA917" box="[159,229,1535,1561]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
F).
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<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83F875505FFE87BFE9EA9F7" blockId="19.[151,1438,1161,1971]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83F875505FFE87BFD91A933" box="[197,635,1572,1597]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Epithelia and glandular structures</emphasis>
. Epidermis composed of flat cells (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F8755017AE87BFB66A930" box="[1088,1164,1572,1598]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
B); few subepidermal glandular cells present only above pericardium and excretory system (dorsal hump) (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F875501D8E816FADAA96D" box="[1250,1328,1609,1635]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A). Foot characterized by a loose layer of subepidermal mucus glands similar to those of dorsal area and some regions of parapodia. In few areas of parapodia, agglomerations of specialized cells visible. Form and shape of these cells differ, in some with star-like contents, in others with a vacuole that is filled with particulate-stained contents (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F87550432E880FEA7A9F7" box="[264,333,1759,1785]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
D).
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<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83F875505FFE95BFE3CA8BD" blockId="19.[151,1438,1161,1971]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
A special glandular layer present, starting at transition of oral tube into pharynx on dorsal and lateral sides (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F8755059AE976FF0DA84D" box="[160,231,1833,1859]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A arrows,
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). Further to the posterior, these glands are located only at lateral side, ending on ventral side near transition from pharynx into oesophagus (
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F8755065BE910FC43A867" box="[865,937,1871,1897]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1684,1708]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,194,1662]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,194,1663]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199211/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
C,
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83F875506F6E910FBCFA867" box="[972,1061,1871,1897]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,256,1027,1051]" captionTargetBox="[533,1059,315,996]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[523,1064,306,1006]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: anatomy: Schematic drawing of digestive system and position of special glands (arrows). Abbreviations: in intestine, odgl opening into digestive gland, ot oral tube, ph pharynx, sgl salivary glands, st stomach." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199213/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). This layer consisting of large drop-like glandular cells characterized by bluish granules; no connections to oral tube, pharynx or other parts of digestive system visible.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E838875205ADE929FEC9A880" bold="true" box="[151,291,1910,1934]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">FIGURE 11</emphasis>
. Phylogeny of the genus
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83887520778E928FD62A880" box="[578,648,1911,1934]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Elysia</emphasis>
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within
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. ML analysis was performed on concatenated partial gene sequences of the nuclear 28S rDNA, the mitochondrial 16S rDNA, and the mitochondrial CO1 (first and second position only) loci. Bootstrap support values are given. Numbers behind names indicate number of individuals included. Grey box comprise those species included in the sequence divergence analysis (see Table 6).
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305ADEDECFEC2ACC5" bold="true" box="[151,296,947,971]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 12.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753040AEDECFE26ACC4" box="[304,460,947,970]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875304E9EDECFDC0ACC5" bold="true" box="[467,554,947,971]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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: PAM measurements (PSII maximum quantum yield, Φ IIe-max) of one specimen of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305ADED89FEDEACE3" box="[151,308,982,1005]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530401ED89FE79ACE0" bold="true" box="[315,403,982,1006]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
plotted against starvation days. Two to four measurements were taken per day. Mean value of yield values and standard deviation is given (see also Table 7). The line represents the trend line as calculated in Excel.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE839875305FFEA64FC6CAA3B" blockId="21.[151,1437,1083,1333]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305FFEA64FE13AB5B" bold="true" box="[197,505,1083,1109]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Molecular investigation.</emphasis>
Partial CO1 gene sequences were analysed for two specimens (see
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) in comparison with closely related
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530727EA3EFD8DAB74" box="[541,615,1121,1146]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species, according to the results based on the phylogenetic analyses (see
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, grey box). Two analysed
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530744EAD9FCD9AB91" box="[638,819,1158,1183]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530606EAD9FC4BABAE" bold="true" box="[828,929,1158,1184]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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sequences differ only in one nucleotide (sequence divergence 0.15%). The lowest interspecific divergence was found towards an undescribed species from Lizard
<collectingCountry id="379502FBE83987530414EA8EFE9DABE5" box="[302,375,1233,1259]" name="Iceland" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Island</collectingCountry>
(
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875304B3EA8EFE39ABE4" box="[393,467,1233,1258]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 5) with 10.5% (uncorrected distance), followed by
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83987530150EA8EFA76ABE5" authority="Marcus, 1982" authorityName="Marcus" authorityYear="1982" box="[1130,1436,1233,1259]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="macnaei">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530150EA8EFB1BABE4" box="[1130,1265,1233,1258]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">E. macnaei</emphasis>
Marcus, 1982
</taxonomicName>
with 11.6% (uncorrected distance). The phylogenetic analysis based on three genes also reflects the close relationship of these three species, but also their distinctiveness.
</paragraph>
<caption id="1BFD12E3E839875305ADEB39FE43AAB3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE839875305ADEB39FE43AAB3" blockId="21.[151,1437,1382,1627]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305ADEB39FEE2AA70" bold="true" box="[151,264,1382,1406]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">TABLE 6.</emphasis>
Divergence of CO1 sequences between two individuals of
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875306BEEB39FBF7AA73" box="[900,1053,1382,1405]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875306BEEB39FBF7AA73" box="[900,1053,1382,1405]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E8398753011EEB39FB93AA70" box="[1060,1145,1382,1406]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753011EEB39FB93AA70" bold="true" box="[1060,1145,1382,1406]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and closely related species according to the results on the phylogenetic analysis (see grey box in Fig. 11). Two specimens of
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875301F1EBD9FAA4AA93" box="[1227,1358,1414,1437]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="pratensis">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875301F1EBD9FAA4AA93" box="[1227,1358,1414,1437]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">E. pratensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875300BEEBD9FEEFAAB3" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="tomentosa">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875300BEEBD9FEEFAAB3" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">E. tomentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were included.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE8398753045BEB86FAC6AAFE" blockId="21.[151,1437,1382,1627]" box="[353,1324,1496,1520]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E8398753045BEB86FE25AAFE" box="[353,463,1497,1520]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753045BEB86FE25AAFE" box="[353,463,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875304EFEB87FE1FAAFE" bold="true" box="[469,501,1496,1520]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83987530725EB86FD88AAFE" box="[543,610,1497,1520]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530725EB86FD88AAFE" box="[543,610,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 5
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875307E4EB86FAC6AAFE" box="[734,1324,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875307E4EB86FC2DAAFE" box="[734,967,1497,1520]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">Elysia Elysia</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83987530111EB86FB3FAAFE" box="[1067,1237,1497,1520]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="pratensis">Elysia pratensis</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875301D3EB86FAC6AAFE" box="[1257,1324,1497,1520]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">Elysia</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE8398753045BEBA7FABDA91E" blockId="21.[151,1437,1382,1627]" box="[353,1367,1528,1552]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753045BEBA7FE7AA91E" bold="true" box="[353,400,1528,1552]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">nov.</emphasis>
(
<typeStatus id="9039FCC9E839875304A4EBA6FE17A91E" box="[414,509,1529,1552]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
)
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875307E4EBA6FABDA91E" box="[734,1367,1529,1552]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875307E4EBA6FCD2A91E" box="[734,824,1529,1552]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="macnaei">macnaei</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875306BEEBA6FC1AA91E" box="[900,1008,1529,1552]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="subornata">subornata</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875301D3EBA6FABDA91E" box="[1257,1367,1529,1552]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="tomentosa">tomentosa</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE839875305A5E87CFF1FA955" blockId="21.[151,1437,1382,1627]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875305A5E87CFED2A934" box="[159,312,1571,1594]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305A5E87CFED2A934" box="[159,312,1571,1594]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
0.15 10.52 11.65 13.53 14.6614.85 15.2215.41
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305A5E81CFF1FA955" bold="true" box="[159,245,1603,1627]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE839875305FFE8FFFB41A820" blockId="21.[151,1437,1696,2024]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305FFE8FFFD18A9B4" bold="true" box="[197,754,1696,1722]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Notes on biology and photosynthetic activity.</emphasis>
Figure 12 shows measurements of photosynthetic activity plotted against starvation days. Data are shown in Table 7. Maximum quantum yield values (Φ IIe-max) on the day of collecting (but after several hours of starving) start on a higher level of 0.6 and decrease to around 0.5 after nine days of starving. No information on algal food or development is available yet.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="079811E0E839875105FCE966FEFFA8D7" lastPageId="23" lastPageNumber="24" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE839875005FCE966FD3CAFD9" blockId="21.[151,1437,1696,2024]" lastBlockId="22.[151,1436,152,215]" lastPageId="22" lastPageNumber="23" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875305FCE966FCCAA85D" bold="true" box="[198,800,1849,1875]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
Discussion. Taxonomy of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753073FE966FD58A85D" bold="true" box="[517,690,1849,1875]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83987530780E966FCF9A85D" box="[698,787,1849,1875]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
..
</emphasis>
The new species described here as
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E839875301FDE966FA9BA85C" box="[1223,1393,1849,1874]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875301FDE966FA9BA85C" box="[1223,1393,1849,1874]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83987530043E966FF26A876" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530043E966FF26A876" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was already illustrated in two varieties in
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Wägele
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753067EE900FC69A876" box="[836,899,1887,1912]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
2006b
</bibRefCitation>
(
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C and D) as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875301E6E900FAC3A876" box="[1244,1321,1887,1912]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.. This material has not been preserved at that time, but was only documented with a digital camera (see also
<figureCitation id="D7B95EEEE83987530079E9DBFA6DA890" box="[1347,1415,1924,1950]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="16.[151,258,1625,1649]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,555,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 7. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: living animals from Lizard Island; (A) Animal collected in 2006, resting with parapodia slightly opened. Note the pericardial hump. The right rhinophore is damaged. (B) Same animal with foot region exposed. Note the lack of white and orange pigment on foot. (C) Animal collected in 2002 and only documented by digital camera. Note the pronounced tubercles and the distinct red patches along the tail (arrow). (D) Same animal as in A and B after a few hours, with more pronounced tubercles, but still less than the one shown in (C)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/199210/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
C this study).
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E8398753041EE9F6FE25A8CC" box="[292,463,1961,1986]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753041EE9F6FE25A8CC" box="[292,463,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E839875304EDE9F6FDDCA8CD" box="[471,566,1961,1987]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E839875304EDE9F6FDDCA8CD" bold="true" box="[471,566,1961,1987]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was also recorded by
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Gosliner
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E8398753068AE9F6FC06A8CC" box="[944,1004,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
(2008)
</bibRefCitation>
as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83987530156E9F6FB5CA8CC" box="[1132,1206,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 16. The animal depicted in the photograph clearly shows the black and white ribbon around the upper part of the rhinophores, the red patches along the edges of the parapodia in the middle part, the light stained dot in the neck area and the whitish appearance with the tiny yellow dots.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83A875005ADEF5DFC06AB79" blockId="22.[151,1437,258,348]" lastBlockId="22.[151,1437,893,2027]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875005ADEF5DFEE5AE14" bold="true" box="[151,271,258,282]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">TABLE 7.</emphasis>
PAM measurements (PSII maximum quantum yield, Φ IIe-max) of one specimen of
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A875001A1EF5DFAD1AE17" box="[1179,1339,258,281]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875001A1EF5DFAD1AE17" box="[1179,1339,258,281]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83A87500079EF5DFA76AE14" box="[1347,1436,258,282]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500079EF5DFA76AE14" bold="true" box="[1347,1436,258,282]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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during nine starvation days. Two to four measurements were taken per day. Mean value of yield values (see also
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83A875005ADEF1AFE98AE52" author="Handeler" box="[151,370,325,348]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Handeler, K., Grzymbowski, Y., Krug, P. J. &amp; Wagele, H. (2009) Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life. Frontiers in Zoology, 6, 28." type="journal article" year="2009">
Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875005C5EF1AFEDFAE52" box="[255,309,325,348]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
) and standard deviation is given. For graphic illustration of the data see Figure 12. The family
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are shell-less sacoglossans with a flattened body, with leaf like lateral expansions (parapodia), which are usually folded up on the dorsal side. The pericardium is located mediodorsally just behind the head. A number of pericardial vessels are found branching from the pericardium along the dorsal surface of the body and parapodia. Marcus d. B.-R. (1980) described the branching patterns of the vessels as species-specific. According to anatomical data, we include the new species to the genus, since the presence of blade-shaped radula teeth with a median denticulate cutting edge is confirmed, and no pharyngeal pouch was found. Molecular data also give evidence for this assignment.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83A875005A5EF27FBB0AC32" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEF27FEB2AEB2" box="[151,344,376,444]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Day of starvation 0</th>
<th id="B2632955E83A78B90776EF27FCCBAEB2" box="[588,801,376,444]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Φ IIe-max (mean value) 0.58</th>
<th id="B2632955E83A78B90111EF27FA77AEB2" box="[1067,1437,376,444]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">standard deviation 0.09</th>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEF8FFA77AEE9" box="[151,1437,464,487]" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEF8FFEB2AEE9" box="[151,344,464,487]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">1</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EF8FFCCBAEE9" box="[588,801,464,487]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.59</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EF8FFA77AEE9" box="[1067,1437,464,487]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.03</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEFA5FA77AD1F" box="[151,1437,506,529]" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEFA5FEB2AD1F" box="[151,344,506,529]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">2</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EFA5FCCBAD1F" box="[588,801,506,529]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.69</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EFA5FA77AD1F" box="[1067,1437,506,529]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.03</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEC7AFA77AD32" box="[151,1437,549,572]" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEC7AFEB2AD32" box="[151,344,549,572]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">3</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EC7AFCCBAD32" box="[588,801,549,572]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.66</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EC7AFA77AD32" box="[1067,1437,549,572]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.01</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEC0FFA77AD69" box="[151,1437,592,615]" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEC0FFEB2AD69" box="[151,344,592,615]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">4</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EC0FFCCBAD69" box="[588,801,592,615]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.56</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EC0FFA77AD69" box="[1067,1437,592,615]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.08</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEC25FA77AD9F" box="[151,1437,634,657]" gridrow="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEC25FEB2AD9F" box="[151,344,634,657]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">5</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EC25FCCBAD9F" box="[588,801,634,657]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.41</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EC25FA77AD9F" box="[1067,1437,634,657]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.05</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADECFAFA77ADB2" box="[151,1437,677,700]" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADECFAFEB2ADB2" box="[151,344,677,700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">6</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776ECFAFCCBADB2" box="[588,801,677,700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.46</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111ECFAFA77ADB2" box="[1067,1437,677,700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.05</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADEC8FFA77ADE9" box="[151,1437,720,743]" gridrow="7" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADEC8FFEB2ADE9" box="[151,344,720,743]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">7</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776EC8FFCCBADE9" box="[588,801,720,743]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.32</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111EC8FFA77ADE9" box="[1067,1437,720,743]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.01</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADECA5FA77AC1F" box="[151,1437,762,785]" gridrow="8" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADECA5FEB2AC1F" box="[151,344,762,785]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">8</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776ECA5FCCBAC1F" box="[588,801,762,785]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.46</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111ECA5FA77AC1F" box="[1067,1437,762,785]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.05</td>
</tr>
<tr id="F1B24029E83A78B905ADED7AFA77AC32" box="[151,1437,805,828]" gridrow="9" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<th id="B2632955E83A78B905ADED7AFEB2AC32" box="[151,344,805,828]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">9</th>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90776ED7AFCCBAC32" box="[588,801,805,828]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.50</td>
<td id="B2632955E83A78B90111ED7AFA77AC32" box="[1067,1437,805,828]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">0.02</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83A875005FFEADDFCE4A958" blockId="22.[151,1437,893,2027]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
Roughly 80 species of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875004E1EADCFDCCAB92" box="[475,550,1155,1180]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are described worldwide (
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), more than half of them from the Indopacific region. Additionally, many undescribed species are recorded in this region as well. Around 30 species have been recorded from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (
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). Except of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875000B9EA93FF08AA04" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A87500421EAAEFDB8AA05" authority="Jensen, 1985" authorityName="Jensen" authorityYear="1985" box="[283,594,1265,1291]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="verrucosa">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500421EAAEFE5AAA04" box="[283,432,1265,1290]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. verrucosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83A87500482EAAEFDB8AA05" author="Jensen" box="[440,594,1265,1291]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Jensen, K. R. (1985) Annotated checklist of Hong Kong Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), with descriptions of four new species. In: Morton, B. &amp; Dudgeon, D. (Eds), Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, pp. 77 - 107." type="book chapter" year="1985">Jensen, 1985</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, none of these are similar in their external features and coloration to the here newly described
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875004A2EB49FDABAA21" box="[408,577,1302,1327]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500772EB4AFD4CAA21" bold="true" box="[584,678,1301,1327]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750078FEB49FCBAAA21" box="[693,848,1302,1327]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia timida</emphasis>
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differs by the distinct red dots, which are missing in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750058DEB64FED9AA5A" box="[183,307,1339,1364]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83A87500406EB65FE76AA5A" box="[316,412,1338,1364]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500406EB65FE76AA5A" bold="true" box="[316,412,1338,1364]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, and never shows the distinct red patches at the junction of the parapodia, along the edges of the parapodia and along the end of the foot (pers. observation). The leading tooth is more elongate in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875005ADEBDBFEE9AA93" box="[151,259,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, than in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500451EBDBFE0EAA93" box="[363,484,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83A875004D6EBDBFDA0AA90" box="[492,586,1412,1438]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875004D6EBDBFDA0AA90" bold="true" box="[492,586,1412,1438]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
.
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A87500760EBDBFCCAAA93" box="[602,800,1412,1437]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="verrucosa">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500760EBDBFCCAAA93" box="[602,800,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia verrucosa</emphasis>
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shows white patches and black spots abundant on the entire body surface (
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83A875004BFEBF6FDF1AACD" author="Jensen" box="[389,539,1449,1475]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Jensen, K. R. (1985) Annotated checklist of Hong Kong Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), with descriptions of four new species. In: Morton, B. &amp; Dudgeon, D. (Eds), Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, pp. 77 - 107." type="book chapter" year="1985">Jensen 1985</bibRefCitation>
). Living animals can be easily distinguished by the green and white irregular patterns in
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750042DEB91FE59AAE9" box="[279,435,1486,1511]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A8750042DEB91FE45AAE9" box="[279,431,1486,1511]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="verrucosa">E. verrucosa</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
as well as the lack of the distinct dark and orange ring on the rhinophores in the latter. The leading radula tooth in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875004E2EBACFD87A902" box="[472,621,1523,1548]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. verrucosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is roundish, where as it is acute in our new species.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875001F1EBACFA98A902" box="[1227,1394,1523,1548]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500043EBADFF21A93F" bold="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
clearly shows short u-shaped rhinophores, similar to those in
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A875006FBE847FB01A93F" authority="Baba, 1949" authorityName="Baba" authorityYear="1949" box="[961,1259,1559,1585]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="trisinuata">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875006FBE847FBB3A93F" box="[961,1113,1560,1585]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. trisinuata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750001DE847FA76A93F" box="[1319,1436,1560,1585]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. pusilla</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
, but not in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875004FBE863FDC7A95B" box="[449,557,1596,1621]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500748E863FCEDA95B" box="[626,775,1596,1621]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. verrucosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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The new species will be discussed with the following whitish colored and similar shaped species known from the Pacific Ocean:
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500481E8D9FD9AA991" box="[443,624,1670,1695]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia mercieri</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83A875007BAE8D9FCBBA9AE" author="Pruvot-Fol" box="[640,849,1670,1696]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Pruvot-Fol, A. (1930) Diagnose provisoires (incompletes) des especes nouvelles et liste provisoire des mollusques nudibranches recueillis par Mme. A. Pruvot-Fol en nouvelle Caledonie (Ile des Pins). Bulletin Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, 2, 229 - 232." type="journal article" year="1930">Pruvot-Fol, 1930</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A8750065CE8D9FB4CA9AE" authority="Jensen, 1997" authorityName="Jensen" authorityYear="1997" box="[870,1190,1670,1696]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="tomentosa">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750065CE8D9FBE8A991" box="[870,1026,1670,1695]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. tomentosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83A87500130E8D9FB4CA9AE" author="Jensen" box="[1034,1190,1670,1696]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Jensen, K. R. (1997) Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands and central Western Australia. In: Wells, F. E. (Ed.), The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, pp. 307 - 333." type="book chapter" year="1997">Jensen, 1997</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A87500189E8D9FAADA991" box="[1203,1351,1670,1695]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="trisinuata">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500189E8D9FAADA991" box="[1203,1351,1670,1695]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. trisinuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875000B9E8D9FF05A9CA" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83A875000B9E8D9FF06A9CA" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="pusilla">E. pusilla</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
In terms of color, the new
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500709E8F4FD47A9CA" box="[563,685,1707,1732]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. asbecki</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750078FE8F5FCFEA9CA" bold="true" box="[693,788,1706,1732]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from other species by its whitish appearance due to many tiny white dots, the larger orange spots and tiny dark dots covering mainly the outer parapodia and dorsal body parts.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500716E8ABFD3BA803" box="[556,721,1780,1805]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia pusilla</emphasis>
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differs by the color pattern, the reduced parapodia and the cryptic appearance on their food source
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500750E946FD34A83C" box="[618,734,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Halimeda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. (
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).
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500684E946FBBAA83C" box="[958,1104,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. trisinuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appears similar in shape but the plain green color and the specific three raised folds along the parapodial edge distinguish it from our new species here. Also the radula is very similar, but the teeth in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A87500661E93CFC07A872" box="[859,1005,1891,1916]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. trisinuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appear more elongate (
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) than those of the new species described here.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A8750078EE9D7FCD2A8AF" box="[692,824,1928,1953]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">E. mercieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished by the elaborate parapodial margin with structures similar to branched papillae, and the rhinophores show several brownish patches or bands.
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83A875005ADE98EFE88A8E4" box="[151,354,2001,2026]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Elysia tomentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has distinct papillae, which may even form branched processes. That species never exhibit the typical color patterns of the rhinophores or the red markings of our new species. Furthermore, the radula teeth appear more elongate in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104C3EEE2FD78AFD8" box="[505,658,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. tomentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
than in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875107CBEEE2FC80AFD8" box="[753,874,189,214]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751064BEEE3FC24AFD8" bold="true" box="[881,974,188,214]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83B875105FFEEBEFB5CAD0F" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,2009]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
Comparison of histological results on several sacoglossan species shows that the special glands described here for the first time for
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104ECEF58FD62AE2E" box="[470,648,263,288]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875107ABEF59FD1EAE2E" bold="true" box="[657,756,262,288]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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are typical for members of the
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. A reinvestigation of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510466EF73FE08AE4B" box="[348,482,300,325]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. crispata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875104C8EF73FCAFAE48" authority="Swainson, 1840" authorityName="Swainson" authorityYear="1840" box="[498,837,300,326]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="ornata">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104C8EF73FD8EAE4B" box="[498,612,300,325]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. ornata</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510668EF73FC2BAE4B" box="[850,961,300,325]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875106EBEF73FAF3AE48" authority="Montagu, 1804" authorityName="Montagu" authorityYear="1804" box="[977,1305,300,326]" class="Gastropoda" family="Limapontiidae" genus="Ercolania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106EBEF73FBAAAE4B" box="[977,1088,300,325]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. viridis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B8751016BEF73FAE5AE48" author="Montagu" box="[1105,1295,300,326]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Montagu, G. (1804) Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 7, 61 - 85." type="journal article" year="1804">Montagu, 1804</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, as well as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADEF0EFE29AE64" box="[151,451,337,362]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Plakobranchus ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
van
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and two
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751062DEF0EFC78AE64" box="[791,914,337,362]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Thuridilla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species (
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751013EEF0EFB6CAE64" box="[1028,1158,337,362]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">T. carlsoni</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875101B5EF0EFAAFAE65" author="Gosliner" box="[1167,1349,337,363]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Gosliner, T. M. (1995) The genus Thuridilla (Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a revision of the phylogeny and systematics of the Elysiidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 49, 1 - 54." type="journal article" year="1995">Gosliner, 1995</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875100BCEF0EFF32AE9E" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">T. hopei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875105E5EF28FE7CAE9F" author="Verany" box="[223,406,375,401]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Verany, M. (1853) Catalogue des mollusques cephalopodes, pteropodes, gasteropodes nudibranches des environs de Nice. Journal de Conchyliologie, 4, 375 - 392." type="journal article" year="1853">(Verany, 1853))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
revealed similar glands in the dorso-anterior to lateral parts of the pharynx, additionally to separate salivary glands, which usually lie ventrolaterally and posterior to the pharynx. So far, these glands are absent in non-plakobranchoidean species investigated up to now (
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875106E4EF9EFB68AED4" box="[990,1154,449,474]" class="Gastropoda" family="Oxynoidae" genus="Oxynoe" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="viridi">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106E4EF9EFB68AED4" box="[990,1154,449,474]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Oxynoe viridi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
s (
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875101A4EF9EFAC1AED5" author="Pease" box="[1182,1323,449,475]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Pease, W. H. (1861) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 242 - 247." type="proceedings paper" year="1861">Pease 1861</bibRefCitation>
),
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B87510078EF9EFF13AD0E" class="Gastropoda" family="Limapontiidae" genus="Alderia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="modesta">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510078EF9EFF13AD0E" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Alderia modesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B8751043DEFB8FDCEAD0E" box="[263,548,487,512]" class="Gastropoda" family="Limapontiidae" genus="Ercolania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="annelyleorum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751043DEFB8FDCEAD0E" box="[263,548,487,512]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Ercolania annelyleorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510711EFB9FD62AD0E" bold="true" box="[555,648,486,512]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875107F8EFB8FCA5AD0E" box="[706,847,487,512]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. kencolesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (unpublished results of HW).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83B875105FFEC53FBDCAC08" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,2009]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875105FFEC53FE26AD28" box="[197,460,524,550]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Wagele, H., Ballesteros, M. &amp; Avila, C. (2006 a) Defensive glandular structures in opisthobranch molluscs - from histology to ecology. Oceanography and Marine Biology Annual Review, 44, 197 - 276." type="journal article">
Wägele
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510413EC53FE8CAD2B" box="[297,358,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
(2006a)
</bibRefCitation>
mentioned special glandular structures in the parapodia of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751019AEC53FAAEAD2B" box="[1184,1348,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia ornata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. These differ to the cells mentioned here in the parapodia of
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B8751063CEC6EFC95AD44" box="[774,895,561,586]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751063CEC6EFC95AD44" box="[774,895,561,586]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106BCEC6EFC0EAD45" bold="true" box="[902,996,561,587]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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in so far as there seems to be a dense core composed of several cells in the former. The histologically investigated specimen of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510186EC08FADCAD7E" box="[1212,1334,599,624]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510007EC09FA76AD7E" bold="true" box="[1341,1436,598,624]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was a juvenile and nearly no female structures were formed yet. Comparisons with adult members of other
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADECFEFF0AADB4" box="[151,224,673,698]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species clearly show that these special cells in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510634ECFEFC6DADB4" box="[782,903,673,698]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106B4ECFEFC06ADB5" bold="true" box="[910,1004,673,699]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
are not part of the albumen gland or even prostate gland, both usually ramifying within the parapodia. The function of these special cell structures in our new species is not known or investigated yet, but needs further analyses.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83B875105FFED4EFE44AB3F" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,2009]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105FFED4EFE02AC25" bold="true" box="[197,488,785,811]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Molecular characters.</emphasis>
Sequence divergence of the partial CO1 gene between the two investigated specimens collected at the same locality and same time is extremely low (0.15%) and lies within the normal range of intraspecific variability as was also observed for two sequences of
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B87510123ED03FF39AC95" authority="Ortea and Espinosa, 1996" authorityName="Ortea and Espinosa" authorityYear="1996" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="pratensis">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510123ED03FB4DAC7B" box="[1049,1191,860,885]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. pratensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B87510195ED03FF39AC95" author="Ortea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Ortea, J. &amp; Espinosa, J. (1996) Descripcion de una nueva especie del genero Elysia Risso, 1818 (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglosa) recolectada en Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Avicennia, 4 / 5, 115 - 119." type="journal article" year="1996">Ortea and Espinosa, 1996</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(0.18%) and of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104A3EDDEFDDCAC94" box="[409,566,897,922]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. tomentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.37%). Values of sequence divergence between
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101AFEDDEFB0AAC94" box="[1173,1248,897,922]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
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species closely related to
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510434EDF8FE63ACCE" box="[270,393,935,960]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104AAEDF9FE04ACCE" bold="true" box="[400,494,934,960]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
are lower, as is observed for the
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data set discussed above. They range from about 10%
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751049FED93FDADACEB" box="[421,583,972,997]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
(
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/
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751077CED93FD31ACEB" box="[582,731,972,997]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. subornata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
) to a maximum of 15,5% (
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751018CED93FAC5ACEB" box="[1206,1327,972,997]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751000CED94FA79ACEB" bold="true" box="[1334,1427,971,997]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
/
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875105ADEDAEFEDEAB04" box="[151,308,1009,1034]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="tomentosa">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADEDAEFEDEAB04" box="[151,308,1009,1034]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. tomentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Nevertheless, these species are clearly separated, especially when considering the very low intraspecific variability.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83B875105FFEA63FB16AA1F" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,2009]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
The sequences of the three different molecular markers used in the phylogenetic analysis of
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101CDEA63FAAAAB5B" box="[1271,1344,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species within
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are already published (see
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): 16S rDNA as
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<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B87510118EA3EFB44AB74" box="[1058,1198,1121,1146]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="spec">Elysia spec</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
(accession number
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EU
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</quantity>
</accessionNumber>
in
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B87510471EAD8FD73ABAF" author="Handeler" box="[331,665,1159,1185]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Handeler, K. &amp; Wagele, H. (2007) Preliminary study on molecular phylogeny of Sacoglossa and a compilation of their food organisms. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 3 / 4, 231 - 254." type="journal article" year="2007">Händeler &amp; Wägele 2007</bibRefCitation>
), CO1 and 28S rDNA as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106DBEAD8FBD8ABAE" box="[993,1074,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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. 1 (accession numbers
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and
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respectively in
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Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510637EAF3FCA0ABCB" box="[781,842,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
). The phylogenetic analysis including these three genes unambiguously revealed the assignment of the new species to the genus
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101B1EA8EFB3FABE4" box="[1163,1237,1233,1258]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but also clearly showed its distinctiveness to all other included 23
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875107DFEAA8FCC4AA1E" box="[741,814,1271,1296]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species (
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Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510134EAA8FBA3AA1E" box="[1038,1097,1271,1296]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
,
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4F3D426BE83B875105FCEB43FEFFA8D7" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,2009]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105FCEB43FE00AA38" bold="true" box="[198,490,1308,1334]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Photosynthetic activity.</emphasis>
There are three different categories of photosynthetic activity in
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: no functional retention, short-term retention and long-term retention (
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B87510689EB1EFB5AAA55" author="Handeler" box="[947,1200,1345,1371]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Handeler, K., Grzymbowski, Y., Krug, P. J. &amp; Wagele, H. (2009) Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life. Frontiers in Zoology, 6, 28." type="journal article" year="2009">
Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510110EB1EFB8DAA54" box="[1066,1127,1345,1370]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875101FEEB1EFA9AAA54" box="[1220,1392,1345,1370]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101FEEB1EFA9AAA54" box="[1220,1392,1345,1370]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="66C52302E83B87510042EB1EFF20AA8E" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" rank="species">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510042EB1EFF20AA8E" bold="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
shows retention with a high starting maximum quantum yield (Φ IIe-max) that decreases only slightly within about ten days. Since retention behaviour can vary on situation and specimen (see
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B8751014EEBD0FA83AAA7" author="Handeler" box="[1140,1385,1423,1449]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Handeler, K., Grzymbowski, Y., Krug, P. J. &amp; Wagele, H. (2009) Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life. Frontiers in Zoology, 6, 28." type="journal article" year="2009">
Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101D3EBD0FACCAAA6" box="[1257,1318,1423,1448]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
and references therein) and just one specimen has been investigated concerning photosynthetic activity, it can not be ruled out that
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510443EB85FDDFAAFD" box="[377,565,1498,1523]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510704EB86FD4DAAFD" bold="true" box="[574,679,1497,1523]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is a long-term retention form with similar photosynthetic performance as is described for
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510731EBA0FD9CA916" box="[523,630,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Mediterranean Sea and
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106C0EBA0FB90A916" box="[1018,1146,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. crispata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Caribbean Sea. This would also render
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510482E87BFDDFA933" box="[440,565,1572,1597]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510704E87BFD75A930" bold="true" box="[574,671,1572,1598]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
the second long-term retention form in the Pacific, along with
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADE815FE55A96D" box="[151,447,1610,1635]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Plakobranchus ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Recently Wägele
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751079EE815FD0BA96D" box="[676,737,1610,1635]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
(2010) were able to reject the hypothesis that lateral gene transfer from the algal nuclear genome to the slugs nuclear genome is responsible for maintenance of chloroplasts over weeks to months. Their findings are based on genome expression data of starved
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADE8E5FE51A9DD" box="[151,443,1722,1747]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Plakobranchus ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104CFE8E5FD7BA9DD" box="[501,657,1722,1747]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(both long term retention forms with photosynthetic activity over several weeks to months). This is in contrast to findings in
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751065AE880FC16A9F6" box="[864,1020,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. chlorotica</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
based on single PCR gene fragment analysis (
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B87510489E95BFD6CA810" author="Pierce" box="[435,646,1796,1822]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Pierce, S. K., Curtis, N. E., Hanten, J. J., Boerner, S. L. &amp; Schwartz, J. A. (2007) Transfer, integration and expression of functional nuclear genes between multicellular species. Symbiosis, 43, 57 - 64." type="journal article" year="2007">
Pierce
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751073FE95BFDD5A813" box="[517,575,1796,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2007
</bibRefCitation>
:
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875107AAE95BFC91A810" author="Rumpho" box="[656,891,1796,1822]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Rumpho, M. E., Worfu., J. M., Lee, J., Kannan, K., Tyler, M. S., Bhattacharya, D., Moustafa, A. &amp; Manhart, J. R. (2008) Horizontal gene transfer of the algal nuclear gene psbO to the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia chlorotica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 17867 - 17871." type="journal article" year="2008">
Rumpho
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875107C6E95BFCDDA813" box="[764,823,1796,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2008
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="2B133F9AE83B875106BDE95BFB97A810" author="Schwartz" box="[903,1149,1796,1822]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refString="Schwartz, J. A., Curtis, N. E. &amp; Pierce, S. K. (2010) Using algal transcriptome sequences to identify transferred genes in the sea slug, Elysia chlorotica. Evolutionary Biology, 37, 29 - 37." type="journal article" year="2010">
Schwartz
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106C1E95BFBDFA813" box="[1019,1077,1796,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2010
</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B875101B5E95BFAD2A813" box="[1167,1336,1796,1821]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="asbecki" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101B5E95BFAD2A813" box="[1167,1336,1796,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B87510004E95BFA76A810" bold="true" box="[1342,1436,1796,1822]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is more closely related to
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875104E0E975FDA7A84D" box="[474,589,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. timida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
than to
<taxonomicName id="888239E8E83B8751078EE975FB9CA84A" authority="Handeler et al. 2009" authorityName="Handeler et al." authorityYear="2009" box="[692,1142,1834,1860]" class="Gastropoda" family="Plakobranchidae" genus="Elysia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sacoglossa" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="chlorotica">
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B8751078EE975FCBFA84D" box="[692,853,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. chlorotica</emphasis>
(
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Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875106D8E975FBCBA84D" box="[994,1057,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2009
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)
</taxonomicName>
. Hence we consider the properties of the chloroplasts as the main factor for photosynthetic activity. Chloroplasts sequestered by
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875100B8E910FF05A883" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">E. asbecki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105CDE92BFEBFA880" bold="true" box="[247,341,1908,1934]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
originate from at least three different species of ulvophycean algae (Händeler
<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875101CFE92BFADBA883" box="[1269,1329,1908,1933]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
2010; as
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<emphasis id="7DF69E79E83B875105ADE9C5FF09A8BD" box="[151,227,1946,1971]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Elysia</emphasis>
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sp. 1). Unfortunately, these cannot be identified yet to species level, due to lack of reference algal sequences.
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