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On the biodiversity of the family Simrothiellidae (Mollusca, Solenogastres) in the upper-slope of the NW Iberian Peninsula with the description of three new species

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The present study reports on new data on the biodiversity of the family Simrothiellidae (Solenogastres, Cavibelonia) in the upper slope off the Ártabro Gulf (NW Galicia/ NW Iberian Peninsula), based on the study of 65 specimens collected at nine stations of the expeditions DIVA-Artabria I (2002 and 2003), in water depths between 598 and 1191 m. The investigation has resulted in the identification of new specimens of Kruppomenia borealis and Simrothiella cf. margaritacea, and in the discovery of three species new to science, Kruppomenia bulla sp. nov., Kruppomenia vitucoi sp. nov. and Adoryherpia megaradulata sp. nov. The species are described, illustrated and taxonomically compared with other taxa of the family. A comparative table of the main specific characters of the species belonging to the genus Kruppomenia is also provided. The presence of a thick cuticle in Adoryherpia megaradulata sp. nov. modifies the diagnosis of Adoryherpia. The biogeographical implications are considered.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to give a special thanks to the late Prof. Dr. Luitfried v. Salvini-Plawen, for his help to improve this work and for all the important contributions throughout a great career dedicated to the study of Mollusca. This publication is a contribution to the FPU Programme (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Spanish Government) and was supported by the following research projects carried out by the Estación de Bioloxía Mariña da Graña from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: PGIDT01PXI20008PR, PGIDIT05PXIC20001P, PGIDIT07PXB000120PR, A Selva-08 and ForSaGal-09, of the Dirección Xeral de I + D + i from the Xunta de Galicia (Regional Government); VEM2003-20070-C04-04, CGL2004-22429-E and CTM2004-00740, of the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Spanish Government). This publication is also a contribution to the Census of Marine Life project Census of Abyssal Marine Life (CeDAMAr).

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    María Zamarro, Óscar García-Álvarez & Victoriano Urgorri

  2. Departamento de Zooloxía e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Victoriano Urgorri

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Zamarro, M., García-Álvarez, Ó. & Urgorri, V. On the biodiversity of the family Simrothiellidae (Mollusca, Solenogastres) in the upper-slope of the NW Iberian Peninsula with the description of three new species. Mar Biodiv 46, 655–680 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0414-9

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