Morphological and genetic identification of an invasive species of the genus Melita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the Azov–Black Sea basin
Grintsov, V.A.; Bondarenko, L.V.; Timofeev, V.A.; Simakova, U.V. (2024). Morphological and genetic identification of an invasive species of the genus Melita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the Azov–Black Sea basin. Arthropoda Selecta 33(2): 183-192. https://dx.doi.org/10.15298/arthsel.33.2.05
In: Arthropoda Selecta. KMK SCIENTIFIC PRESS LTD, MOSCOW STATE UNIV: Moscow. ISSN 0136-006X, more
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| Keywords |
Melita Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Amphipoda, Melita, biological invasions, genetic analysis, Azov–Black Sea basin, Kerch Strait. |
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- Grintsov, V.A.
- Bondarenko, L.V.
- Timofeev, V.A.
- Simakova, U.V.
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| Abstract |
The species of the genus Melita that was found in the Kerch Strait is morphologically similar to M. setiflagella and M. nitida. A comparative analysis of the morphological parameters of 14 body parts with those in the known melitid amphipods M. setiflagella and M. nitida, and also those in a species identified as M. cf. setiflagella recorded from the Kerch Strait waters in March 2019, has shown that such character as setation of antennae 2 pair cannot be diagnostic at the species level and is probably a response of individuals to variations in their habitat conditions. According to the results of a genetic analysis, the species M. cf. setiflagella is actually M. nitida. |
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