TY - JOUR
T1 - The rise and the fall of Chthamalus southwardi
AU - Simon-Blecher, Noa
AU - Motro, Uzi
AU - Achituv, Yair
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Morphological study and molecular analysis reveal that the population of chthamalids from Seychelles Islands belongs to the species Tetrachthamalus obliterratus. Previously, this population was regarded as Chthamalus southwardi. Thus, our study leads to the conclusion that Chthamalus southwardi is a junior synonym of Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus and should be abandoned. The molecular comparison between the population of Seychelles and that of Elat (on the Red Sea), using three markers–COI, 12S rRNA, and NaKA–suggests that these populations present two distinct clades of Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus.
AB - Morphological study and molecular analysis reveal that the population of chthamalids from Seychelles Islands belongs to the species Tetrachthamalus obliterratus. Previously, this population was regarded as Chthamalus southwardi. Thus, our study leads to the conclusion that Chthamalus southwardi is a junior synonym of Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus and should be abandoned. The molecular comparison between the population of Seychelles and that of Elat (on the Red Sea), using three markers–COI, 12S rRNA, and NaKA–suggests that these populations present two distinct clades of Tetrachthamalus oblitteratus.
KW - Chthamalid Barnacles
KW - Chthamalus southwardi
KW - Elat
KW - Red Sea
KW - Seychelles
KW - Tetrachthamalus obliterratus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105003866106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17451000.2025.2484301
DO - 10.1080/17451000.2025.2484301
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AN - SCOPUS:105003866106
SN - 1745-1000
JO - Marine Biology Research
JF - Marine Biology Research
ER -