A Radical Solution: The Phylogeny of the Nudibranch Family Fionidae

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 12; p. e0167800
• Main Authors: Cella, Kristen, Carmona, Leila, Ekimova, Irina, Chichvarkhin, Anton, Schepetov, Dimitry, Gosliner, Terrence M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 15.12.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: AEOLIDIIDAE; Animals; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Biological Systematics; Biologisk systematik; Biology and Life Sciences; Calma; Calmidae; Catriona; CEPHALASPIDEA; Computer and Information Sciences; Cratena; Cuthona; Ecology; Ekologi; Environmental changes; Eubranchidae; Eubranchus; Fiona; Fionidae; Gastropoda - classification; Gastropoda - genetics; GASTROPODA NUDIBRANCHIA; Gene sequencing; Genera; Genetic aspects; GENUS; Likelihood Functions; Marine ecosystems; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mitochondria; MOLLUSCA; Morphology; Museums; New genera; New species; Nudibranchia; Nudibranchs; Oceans; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Research and Analysis Methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; SEA; SPECIES DELIMITATION; SYSTEMATICS; Tambja; Taxa; Tenellia; Tergipedidae; TERGIPEDIDAE GASTROPODA; Tergipes; Trinchesia; Zoology; San Francisco California; Sweden; California; United States > US; Russia

Tergipedidae represents a diverse and successful group of aeolid nudibranchs, with approximately 200 species distributed throughout most marine ecosystems and spanning all biogeographical regions of the oceans. However, the systematics of this family remains poorly understood since no modern phyloge...