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Integrative taxonomy of four Clathrina species of the Adriatic Sea, with the first formal description of Clathrina rubra Sarà, 1958

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The taxonomy of the class Calcarea has long relied on histological and morphological characters, with a few molecular studies done. In character-poor genera, such as Clathrina, an integrative taxonomy, associating morphological and molecular tools, greatly aids in the species identification. In this study, we describe four Clathrina species from the northern Adriatic Sea using morphology and DNA sequences together with observations on their ecology. Clathrina clathrus and Clathrina blanca have been previously reported for the Adriatic Sea; however, it is the first time that a DNA sequence of C. blanca has been obtained. Clathrina cf. hondurensis, a Caribbean species, is being reported in the Adriatic Sea for the first time, and we present the first description and DNA sequence of Clathrina rubra, a red species originally mentioned from Naples.

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This work was supported by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, grants 098-0982913-2478 (H. Ćetković) and 098-0982705-2724 (R. Batel). M.K. was funded by a fellowship from the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) and by a research grant from the Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation (Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - FAPERJ)

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    Mirna Imešek, Bruna Pleše & Helena Ćetković

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Imešek, M., Pleše, B., Pfannkuchen, M. et al. Integrative taxonomy of four Clathrina species of the Adriatic Sea, with the first formal description of Clathrina rubra Sarà, 1958. Org Divers Evol 14, 21–29 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-013-0156-0

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