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First Record of Herbstia condyliata (Fabricius, 1787) (Epialtidae) from Galician Waters (NW Spain) with Notes on its Morphology and Molecular Identification

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An unusual decapod crustacean is reported for the first time from the coasts of Galicia (NW Spain). A specimen of the rough spider crab Herbstia condyliata (Epialtidae) was caught in the port of Viveiro in 2022 with a crustacean trap, being the first record from Galician waters. The specimen was initially identified based on morphology and then validated by DNA barcoding. A review of the number of posterior lobes, taxonomic character for the species, has evidenced a significant degree of variation related with ontogenic development, ranging from one to four lobes. Several additional aspects of the morphology and distribution of the species are also briefly discussed. The differentiation capability of the DNA barcoding is tested for several genera within the family Epialtidae, and proposed as a useful tool to improve taxonomic knowledge of this group in future research.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Luis Pérez Miser and personnel of the UTPB (Xunta de Galicia) for providing material and data needed for the elaboration of this paper.

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ADC was partly financed by a grant to competitive reference groups from the Xunta de Galicia (ED431C 2019/28).

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  1. Servizo de Planificación, Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, Rúa dos Irmandiños s/n, 15701, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Rafael Bañón

  2. Grupo de Estudos do Medio Mariño (GEMM), puerto deportivo Ribeira, 15960, A Coruña, Spain

    Rafael Bañón, Bruno Almón & Jacinto Pérez-Dieste

  3. Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo (IEO, CSIC), Subida a Radio Faro, 50-52, 36390, Vigo, Spain

    Bruno Almón

  4. Departamento de Bioquímica, Xenética e Inmunoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Rúa Fonte das Abelleiras, 36310, Vigo, Spain

    Alejandro de Carlos

  5. Centro de Investigación Mariña da Universidade de Vigo (CIM-UVIGO), 36203, Vigo, Spain

    Alejandro de Carlos

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Conceived, designed, and performed the surveys: RB, Identified the decapod crustacean specimens: BA and JPD, obtained the COI sequence: ADC Wrote the paper: RB, BA and ADC. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Bañón, R., Almón, B., Pérez-Dieste, J. et al. First Record of Herbstia condyliata (Fabricius, 1787) (Epialtidae) from Galician Waters (NW Spain) with Notes on its Morphology and Molecular Identification. Thalassas 39, 1223–1228 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00556-3

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