Coryphella monicae (Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017 )
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https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v43i0.5840 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D0903A-C532-B815-EF84-1E390BBDFE6A |
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Felipe |
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Coryphella monicae (Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017 ) |
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Coryphella monicae (Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017) View in CoL
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Material examined: One specimen, TPO, 25 March 2023, 31 mm, FB, NUIT-1275 ( Figure 4J View Figure 4 ) .
Localities: TPO
Distribution and remarks: The species was described in 2017 and was placed in a new genus Gulenia which then comprised three different species; Gulenia borealis , Gulenia monicae and Gulenia orjani . More recent work has placed the species in the genus Coryphella under the name Coryphella monicae ( Ekimova et al. 2022) . While C. monicae and C. orjani cannot reliably be identified to species level without DNA barcoding, subtle differences in external morphology may aid in identification ( Korshunova et al. 2017a). The animal found in the present study had a narrow body and short cerata suggesting Coryphella monicae . The specimen is, however, recorded here only as Coryphella cf. monicae indicating likely identity. Coryphella monicae is so far only known from a few specimens found in southern Norway from Sognefjorden to Trondheimsfjorden ( Picton & Morrow 2023; Artskart 2024). The present record is the first record from the Tromsø region and represents a significant range extension in distribution.
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