RT Journal Article
T1 Two new species of mud dragons (Scalidophora: Kinorhyncha) inhabiting a human-impacted mangrove from Mayotte (Southwestern Indian Ocean)
A1 Cepeda Gómez, Diego
A1 González Casarrubios, Alberto
A1 Sánchez Santos, Nuria
A1 Spedicato, Adriana
A1 Michaud, Emma
A1 Zeppilli, Daniela
AB The Kinorhyncha community inhabiting a mangrove forest impacted by domestic sewage discharges in the past has been explored in Mayotte Archipelago (southwestern Indian Ocean). Two new species of Echinoderes, which putatively belong to the Echinoderes coulli-group, are described: E. cyaneafictus sp. nov. And E. parthenope sp. nov. Echinoderes cyaneafictus sp. nov. has short, poorly sclerotized, weakly articulated spines in middorsal position on segment 4 and sublateral position on segments 6–7, plus tubes in lateroventral position on segment 5, lateral accessory position on segment 8 and laterodorsal position on segment 10. Echinoderes parthenope sp. nov. has the same kind of spines in middorsal position on segment 4, lateroventral position on segment 6, sublateral position on segment 7 and lateral accessory position on segment 8, plus tubes in lateroventral position on segments 5 and 8 and laterodorsal position on segment 10 (only males). Both species are characterized by having an enlarged sieve plate (nephridiopore) consisting of an anterior, convex area with numerous pores and a posterior, concave region with a single pore, which characterises the species group. This combination of characters, together with their intertidal environment affected by strong salinity fluctuations, led us to assign both species to the E. coulli-group tentatively. Apart from these characters, the new species possess a unique combination of morphological features that unambiguously differentiates them from their congeners. The studied kinorhynch community seems not to be negatively affected by the domestic sewage emissions from the nearby town Malamani. We did not find evidence for significant differences in density or richness between the area more impacted by this pollution and the more pristine area
PB Elsevier
SN 0044-5231
YR 2022
FD 2022-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124089
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124089
LA eng
NO Cepeda, D., González-Casarrubios, A., Sánchez, N., Spedicato, A., Michaud, E., & Zeppilli, D. (2022). Two new species of mud dragons (Scalidophora: Kinorhyncha) inhabiting a human-impacted mangrove from Mayotte (Southwestern Indian Ocean). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 301, 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCZ.2022.09.001
NO This project was funded by Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB).
NO Office Français de la Biodiversité
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 abr 2026