RT Journal Article
T1 Genetic and morphological evidence to Split the Coris julis Species Complex (Teleostei: Labridae) into two Sibling species: resurrection of Coris melanura (Lowe, 1839) redescription of Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)
A1 Ramírez-Amaro, Sergio
A1 Ordines, Francesc
A1 Fricke, Ronald
A1 Ruiz-Jarabo, Ignacio
A1 Bolado, Ignacio
A1 Massutí, Enric
AB The genus Coris contains 28 valid species, most of them with an Indo-Pacific distribution and only two species recognized from the eastern Atlantic: Coris atlantica and C. julis. This last species has a large variability in its coloration, which caused that during the first half of XIX century the sexes were considered as different species. Two liveries have been described for C. julis: (i) primary or “giofredi,” which corresponds to females and primary-phase males and is considered common for Atlantic and Mediterranean populations; and (ii) the secondary or “julis” which corresponds to secondary-phase males, which is different for Atlantic and Mediterranean populations. In this study we demonstrate the existence of two sibling species within the C. julis species complex. Morphological and molecular analyses showed that this species complex is composed of two species: (i) C. julis, distributed mainly in the Mediterranean, from which the species was originally described; and (ii) C. melanura, a species described by Lowe in 1839 which is resurrected here, mainly distributed in the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean. We also discuss the possible speciation event to understand the contemporary distribution patterns of Coris species in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
PB Frontiers Media
SN Electronic: 2296-7745
YR 2021
FD 2021-10-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4868
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4868
LA eng
NO European Union’s LIFE programme
NO Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico
NO Gobierno de las Islas Baleares/Fondo Social Europeo
NO European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 3 may 2024