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Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Pseudectinosoma, and description of P. janineae sp. n. (Crustacea, Copepoda, Ectinosomatidae)
Author(s) -
Galassi Diana M. P.,
De Laurentiis Paola,
DoleOlivier MarieJosé
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00018.x
Subject(s) - biology , biogeography , genus , crustacean , phylogenetics , zoology , phylogenetic tree , mediterranean climate , evolutionary biology , ecology , genetics , gene
Recent stygobiological investigations carried out in the circum‐Mediterranean area resulted in the discovery of a new species of the genus Pseudectinosoma Kunz, described herein as P. janineae sp. n. The taxonomic status of the genus is reviewed in a phylogenetic perspective. The origin of the present‐day distribution of the genus Pseudectinosoma is reconstructed both from patterns of relationships among the species and from palaeogeographical data.