Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge | |
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Lepetodrilus sp. from East Scotia Ridge on carapace of large individual of Kiwa sp. | |
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Species: | L. sp. East Scotia Ridge
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Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge |
Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge ( nomen nudum) is an as yet undescribed species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.
The first information about this species, under the name "Lepetodrilus n. sp.", was published on 3 January 2012. [1]
This species is known from two sites near hydrothermal vents in the East Scotia Ridge: from 2,394 m depth at the E9 vent site, and from 2,608 m depth at the E2 site. [1]
Phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) gene of this limpet ( GenBank accession number JN628254) and a range of other Lepetodrilus species, using Bayesian inference, places this species from East Scotia Ridge as a sister taxon to Lepetodrilus atlanticus, with a sequence divergence from this species of 5.48%. [1] This level of genetic divergence is consistent with that found between Lepetodrilus species within complexes of sister taxa, where interspecific distances of between 3% and 15% have been observed. [1]
This species is ubiquitous in low-temperature diffuse flow, being found on bare rock, sulphides, Kiwa sp., gastropods Gigantopelta chessoia, and stalked barnacles. [1] On the carapace of Kiwa n. sp., a " halo" of pale colouration surrounding the limpets indicates where this species of Lepetodrilus is grazing epizoic microbes. [1]
The population density of Lepetodrilus sp. on the barnacles Vulcanolepas scotiaensis was estimated to 20,172–56,904 individuals m−2. [2] [3]
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference [1]
Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge | |
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Lepetodrilus sp. from East Scotia Ridge on carapace of large individual of Kiwa sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Vetigastropoda
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Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | L. sp. East Scotia Ridge
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Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge |
Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge ( nomen nudum) is an as yet undescribed species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.
The first information about this species, under the name "Lepetodrilus n. sp.", was published on 3 January 2012. [1]
This species is known from two sites near hydrothermal vents in the East Scotia Ridge: from 2,394 m depth at the E9 vent site, and from 2,608 m depth at the E2 site. [1]
Phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) gene of this limpet ( GenBank accession number JN628254) and a range of other Lepetodrilus species, using Bayesian inference, places this species from East Scotia Ridge as a sister taxon to Lepetodrilus atlanticus, with a sequence divergence from this species of 5.48%. [1] This level of genetic divergence is consistent with that found between Lepetodrilus species within complexes of sister taxa, where interspecific distances of between 3% and 15% have been observed. [1]
This species is ubiquitous in low-temperature diffuse flow, being found on bare rock, sulphides, Kiwa sp., gastropods Gigantopelta chessoia, and stalked barnacles. [1] On the carapace of Kiwa n. sp., a " halo" of pale colouration surrounding the limpets indicates where this species of Lepetodrilus is grazing epizoic microbes. [1]
The population density of Lepetodrilus sp. on the barnacles Vulcanolepas scotiaensis was estimated to 20,172–56,904 individuals m−2. [2] [3]
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.5 text from the reference [1]