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05/09/2016Date and place of arrival
11/10/2016Goals :
L’expédition a pour objectif de renforcer la connaissance actuelle de la biodiversité marine en Martinique par un inventaire quasi exhaustif des espèces qui sont encore méconnues (algues, éponges, mollusques, crustacés, échinodermes, ascidies…). Elle fait écho à la volonté des décideurs et gestionnaires de disposer des éléments nécessaires à la préservation du milieu marin. Elle vise également à sensibiliser le grand public à la beauté et à la richesse du patrimoine naturel marin, au travers de nombreuses actions de communication et de valorisation.
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Bayona L.M., Van leeuwen G., Erol Ö., Swierts T., Van der ent E., De voogd N.J. & Choi Y.H. 2020. Influence of Geographical Location on the Metabolic Production of Giant Barrel Sponges ( Xestospongia spp.) Revealed by Metabolomics Tools. ACS Omega 5(21): 12398-12408. DOI:10.1021/acsomega.0c01151
Abstract [+] [-]Despite their high therapeutic potential, only a limited number of approved drugs originate from marine natural products. A possible reason for this is their broad metabolic variability related to the environment, which can cause reproducibility issues. Consequently, a further understanding of environmental factors influencing the production of metabolites is required. Giant barrel sponges, Xestospongia spp., are a source of many new compounds and are found in a broad geographical range. In this study, the relationship between the metabolome and the geographical location of sponges within the genus Xestospongia spp. was investigated. One hundred and thirty-nine specimens of giant barrel sponges (Xestospongia spp.) collected in four locations, Martinique, Curaca̧ o, Taiwan, and Tanzania, were studied using a multiplatform metabolomics methodology (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and liquid chromatography−mass spectrometry). A clear grouping of the collected samples according to their location was shown. Metabolomics analysis revealed that sterols and various fatty acids, including polyoxygenated and brominated derivatives, were related to the differences in locations. To explore the relationship between observed metabolic changes and their bioactivity, antibacterial activity was assessed against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The activity was found to correlate with brominated fatty acids. These were isolated and identified as (9E,17E)-18-bromooctadeca-9,17-dien-5,7,15-triynoic acid (1), xestospongic acid (2), (7E,13E,15Z)-14,16-dibromohexadeca-7,13,15-trien-5-ynoic acid (3), and two previously unreported compounds.
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Boo G.H., Leliaert F., Le gall L., Coppejans E., De clerck O., Van nguyen T., Payri C.E., Miller K.A. & Yoon H.S. 2022. Ancient tethyan vicariance and long-distance dispersal drive global Diversification and cryptic speciation in the red seaweed Pterocladiella. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 849476. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.849476
Abstract [+] [-]We investigated the globally distributed red algal genus Pterocladiella , comprising 24 described species, many of which are economically important sources of agar and agarose. We used DNA-based species delimitation approaches, phylogenetic, and historical biogeographical analyses to uncover cryptic diversity and infer the drivers of biogeographic patterns. We delimited 43 species in Pterocladiella , of which 19 are undescribed. Our multigene time-calibrated phylogeny and ancestral area reconstruction indicated that Pterocladiella most likely originated during the Early Cretaceous in the Tethys Sea. Ancient Tethyan vicariance and long-distance dispersal have shaped current distribution patterns. The ancestor of Eastern Pacific species likely arose before the formation of the formidable Eastern Pacific Barrier—a first confirmation using molecular data in red algae. Divergences of Northeast and Southeast Pacific species have been driven by the Central American Seaway barrier, which, paradoxically, served as a dispersal pathway for Atlantic species. Both long- and short-distance dispersal scenarios are supported by genetic relationships within cosmopolitan species based on haplotype analysis. Asymmetrical distributions and the predominance of peripatry and sympatry between sister species suggest the importance of budding speciation in Pterocladiella . Our study highlights the underestimation of global diversity in these crucial components of coastal ecosystems and provides evidence for the complex evolution of current species distributions.
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Buske Y. 2018. Lista inicial ilustrada de las babosas marinas (Heterobranquios) de la expedición Madibenthos, realizada en 2016 en Martinica (Antillas Menores, mar Caribe). Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc XXX: 67-102
Abstract [+] [-]A systematic inventory of 135 species of marine slugs (Heterobranchs), collected during the Madibenthos-2016 expedition, of the MNHN Paris, on the island of Martinique (Madinida) is presented. To the list of inventoried species do not add existing ones in the literature, so that the list is a real reflection of the effort made during the expedition, only take into account some species documented by the second author and previous publications made on material from Martinique and / or Madibenthos by one of the authors. All the illustrated species are live animals in their natural environment made by Yan Buske.
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Egger C., Neusser T.P., Norenburg J., Leasi F., Buge B., Vannozzi A., Cunha R.L., Cox C.J. & Jörger K.M. 2020. Uncovering the shell game with barcodes: diversity of meiofaunal Caecidae snails (Truncatelloidea, Caenogastropoda) from Central America. ZooKeys 968: 1-42. DOI:10.3897/zookeys.968.52986
Abstract [+] [-]Caecidae is a species-rich family of microsnails with a worldwide distribution. Typical for many groups of gastropods, caecid taxonomy is largely based on overt shell characters. However, identification of species using shell characteristics is problematic due to their rather uniform, tubular shells, the presence of different growth stages, and a high degree of intraspecific variability. In the present study, a first integrative approach to caecid taxonomy is provided using light-microscopic investigation with microsculptural analyses and multi-marker barcoding, in conjunction with molecular species delineation analyses (ABGD, haplotype networks, GMYC, and bPTP). In total 132 specimens of Caecum and Meioceras collected during several sampling trips to Central America were analyzed and delineated into a minimum of 19 species to discuss putative synonyms, and supplement the original descriptions. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest Meioceras nitidum and M. cubitatum should be reclassified as Caecum , and the genus Meioceras might present a junior synonym of Caecum . Meiofaunal caecids morphologically resembling C. glabrum from the Northeast Atlantic are a complex of cryptic species with independent evolutionary origins, likely associated with multiple habitat shifts to the mesopsammic environment. Caecum invisibile Egger & Jörger, sp. nov. is formally described based on molecular diagnostic characters. This first integrative approach towards the taxonomy of Caecidae increases the known diversity, reveals the need for a reclassification of the genus Caecum and serves as a starting point for a barcoding library of the family, thereby enabling further reliable identifications of these taxonomically challenging microsnails in future studies.
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Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Espinosa J. & Ortea J. 2017. Dos nuevas especies de la familia Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla de Martinica, Antillas Menores. Avicennia 20: 41-44
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Espinosa J., Ortea J. & Moro L. 2017. Seis nuevas especies caribeñas del género Polystira Woodring, 1928 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Turridae). Avicennia 20: 35-40
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Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Espinosa J. & Ortea J. 2017. Tras las huellas de Alcide D’Orbigny: el género Eratoidea Weinkauff, 1879 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Marginellidae) en la isla de Martinica, Antillas Menores, con la descripción de dos nuevas especies. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 29: 207-220
Abstract [+] [-]From samples of EratoideaWeinkauff, 1879 collected during the MADIBENTHOS 2016 expedition, the importance of the contribution of d’Orbigny for the knowledge of the molluscs of Martinique and the difficulties for the correct taxonomic identification of E. sulcata (d’Orbigny, 1842) is discussed. Orbigny, 1842). Two new species of the genus are also proposed.
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Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fassio G., Stefani M., Russini V., Buge B., Bouchet P., Treneman N., Malaquias M.A.E., Schiaparelli S., Modica M.V. & Oliverio M. 2022. Neither slugs nor snails: a molecular reappraisal of the gastropod family Velutinidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 1-41. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac091
Abstract [+] [-]Abstract The systematics of the marine mollusc family Velutinidae has long been neglected by taxonomists, mainly because their often internal and fragile shells offer no morphological characters. Velutinids are usually undersampled owing to their cryptic mantle coloration on the solitary, social or colonial ascidians on which they feed and lay eggs. In this study, we address the worldwide diversity and phylogeny of Velutinidae based on the largest molecular dataset (313 specimens) to date, accounting for > 50% of the currently accepted genera, coupled with morphological and ecological data. Velutinids emerge as a diverse group, encompassing four independent subfamily-level lineages, two of which are newly described herein: Marseniopsinae subfam. nov. and Hainotinae subfam. nov. High diversity was found at genus and species levels, with two newly described genera (Variolipallium gen. nov. and Pacifica gen. nov.) and ≥ 86 species in the assayed dataset, 58 of which are new to science (67%). Velutinidae show a remarkable morphological plasticity in shell morphology, mantle extension and chromatic patterns. This variability is likely to be the result of different selective forces, including habitat, depth and trophic interactions.
Accessible surveys cited (23) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, CEAMARC-AA, CORSICABENTHOS 1, CORSICABENTHOS 2, CORSICABENTHOS 3, GUYANE 2014, ILES DU SALUT, KANACONO, KANADEEP 2, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, KOUMAC 2.1, KOUMAC 2.3, MADEEP, MADIBENTHOS, PANGLAO 2004, PAPUA NIUGINI, SAKIZAYA 2019, SANTO 2006, Tuhaa Pae 2013, ZhongSha 2015
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fedosov A.E., Caballer gutierrez M., Buge B., Sorokin P.V., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. 2019. Mapping the missing branch on the neogastropod tree of life: molecular phylogeny of marginelliform gastropods. Journal of Molluscan Studies 85(4): 439-451. DOI:10.1093/mollus/eyz028
Abstract [+] [-]Marginelliform gastropods are a heterogeneous and diverse group of molluscs encompassing over 1,600 living species, among which are the smallest known neogastropods. The relationships of marginelliform gastropods within the order Neogastropoda are controversial, and the monophyly of the two marginelliform families the Marginellidae J. Fleming, 1828 and the Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865, remains unconfirmed. DNA sequence data have never been used to assess the relationships of the marginelliform gastropods, making this group the only major branch missing in our current understanding of the neogastropod tree of life. Here we report results of the first multilocus phylogenetic analysis of marginelliform gastropods, which is based on a dataset comprising 63 species (20 genera) of Marginellidae and Cystiscidae, and a wide range of neogastropod lineages. The Marginellidae and Cystiscidae form a moderately supported clade that is sister to the family Volutidae. Marginellona gigas appears to be sister to all other marginelliforms. The subfamily Marginellinae was recovered as a well-supported clade, and good resolution of this part of the tree makes it possible to propose amendments to the family-level classification of the group. The relationship between Granulina and other marginelliforms could not be resolved and requires further study. Due to poor resolution of basal relationships within the Marginellidae–Cystiscidae clade, the monophyly of the Cystiscidae was neither confirmed nor convincingly rejected. The shell morphology of most marginellid and cystiscid genera is taxonomically not very informative but, nevertheless, of the traditionally recognized genera only Gibberula and Dentimargo were shown to be polyphyletic. Although a comprehensive systematic revision of the group requires more extensive taxonomic sampling (e.g. with better representation of the type species of nominal genus-group names), our results support the superfamily Volutoidea, comprising four families (Volutidae, Cystiscidae, Marginellidae and Marginellonidae), with the placement of the Granulinidae uncertain for the time being.
Accessible surveys cited (15) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, Restricted, DongSha 2014, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, ILES DU SALUT, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MADIBENTHOS, MAINBAZA, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Garrigues B. & Lamy D. 2019. Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres Dermomurex, Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis et Pygmaepterys (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy 23: 22-59
Abstract [+] [-]The first part of this article is a list of Muricidae collected during the MADIBENTHOS campaign around Martinique in 2016. Apart from the Coralliophilinae that will be treated later, 47 species have been identified. Among them, 12, new to science, are described in the second part. They belong to the genera Dermomurex, Attiliosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis and Pygmaepterys. In some cases, sequencing has been critical. In particular, it allowed to isolate three new species of the genus Muricopsis, not only very close but occupying neighboring geographical areas.
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Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Horká I., De grave S., Fransen C.H., Petrusek A. & Ďuriš Z. 2018. Multiple origins and strong phenotypic convergence in fish-cleaning palaemonid shrimp lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 124: 71-81. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.006
Abstract [+] [-]Several species of palaemonid shrimps are known to act as fish-cleaning symbionts, with cleaning interactions ranging from dedicated (obligate) to facultative. We confirmed five evolutionarily independent origins of fish cleaning symbioses within the family Palaemonidae based on a phylogenetic analysis and the ancestral state reconstruction of 68 species, including 13 fish-cleaners from the genera Ancylomenes, Brachycarpus, Palaemon, Periclimenes, and Urocaridella. We focus in particular on two distantly related lineages of fish cleaning shrimps with allopatric distributions, the Indo-West Pacific Ancylomenes and the western Atlantic monophyletic Ancylomenes/Periclimenes group, which exhibit striking similarities in morphology, colouration and complex behaviour. Specifically, representatives of both lineages are similar in: (1) the general body shape and colour pattern; (2) the utilization of sea anemones as conspicuous cleaning stations; and (3) the use of sideways body swaying to visually promote their bright colour spots in order to attract fish clients. Such morphological, ecological and ethological convergences are apparently due to adaptations to fish cleaning linked to the establishment of similar modes of communication with fish clients in these species.
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Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Huang S.I. & Lin M.H. 2021. Thirty Trichotropid CAPULIDAE in tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean (GASTROPODA). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan 44: 23-81
Abstract [+] [-]30 new species in the Trichotropid CAPULIDAE in the genera Verticosta, Latticosta n. gen., Torellia and Trichosirius are described from tropical and subtropical deep water of Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: Verticosta ariane n. sp., Verticosta bellefontainae n. sp., Verticosta milleinsularum n. sp., Verticosta filipinos n. sp., Verticosta plexa n. sp., Verticosta lapita n. sp., Verticosta pyramis n. sp., Verticosta kanak n. sp., Verticosta vanuatuensis n. sp., Verticosta feejee n. sp., Verticosta lilii n. sp., Verticosta sinusvellae n. sp., Verticosta terrasesae n. sp., Verticosta uvea n. sp., Verticosta rurutuana n. sp., Verticosta bicarinata n. sp., Verticosta tricarinata n. sp., Verticosta quadricarinata n. sp., Verticosta cheni n. sp., Verticosta iris n. sp., Verticosta castelli n. sp., Verticosta biangulata n. sp., Verticosta reunionnaise n. sp., Verticosta lemurella n. sp., Verticosta madagascarensis n. sp., Latticosta guidopoppei n. sp., Latticosta tagaroae n. sp., Latticosta magnifica n. sp., Torellia loyaute n. sp. and Trichosirius omnimarium n. sp. Trichotropis townsendi is now Latticosta townsendi n. comb.. Shell material comes from expeditions by MNHN and collections of authors.
Accessible surveys cited (51) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BATHUS 1, BATHUS 2, BATHUS 3, BATHUS 4, BENTHAUS, BENTHEDI, BIOCAL, BIOGEOCAL, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, BORDAU 1, BORDAU 2, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, HALIPRO 1, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KARUBAR, KAVIENG 2014, LAGON, LIFOU 2000, MADEEP, MADIBENTHOS, MD32 (REUNION), MIRIKY, MONTROUZIER, MUSORSTOM 10, MUSORSTOM 2, MUSORSTOM 3, MUSORSTOM 4, MUSORSTOM 6, MUSORSTOM 7, MUSORSTOM 8, NORFOLK 1, NORFOLK 2, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 1, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, SMIB 8, Restricted, TAIWAN 2000, TARASOC, TERRASSES
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Irwin A.R., Strong E.E., Kano Y., Harper E.M. & Williams S.T. 2021. Eight new mitogenomes clarify the phylogenetic relationships of Stromboidea within the caenogastropod phylogenetic framework. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 158: 107081. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107081
Abstract [+] [-]Members of the gastropod superfamily Stromboidea (Littorinimorpha) are characterised by their elaborate shell morphologies, distinctive mode of locomotion, and often large and colourful eyes. This iconic group comprises over 130 species, including many large and charismatic species. The family Strombidae is of particular interest, largely due to its commercial importance and wide distribution in tropical and subtropical waters. Although a few strombid mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced, data for the other four Recent families in Strom boidea are lacking. In this study we report seven new stromboid mitogenomes obtained from transcriptomic and genomic data, with taxonomic representation from each Recent stromboid family, including the first mitoge nomes for Aporrhaidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphsidae and Struthiolariidae. We also report a new mitogenome for the family Xenophoridae. We use these data, along with published sequences, to investigate the relationships among these and other caenogastropod groups. All analyses undertaken in this study support monophyly of Stromboidea as redefined here to include Xenophoridae, a finding consistent with morphological and behav ioural data. Consistent with previous morphological and molecular analyses, including those based on mitoge nomes, monophyly of Hypsogastropoda is confirmed but monophyly of Littorinimorpha is again rejected.
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Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Kosyan A.R., Puillandre N., Sorokin P.A., Kano Y., Clark R. & Bouchet P. 2022. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194(3): 789-857. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031
Abstract [+] [-]Abstract The superfamily Buccinoidea is distributed across the oceans of the world from the Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic and from intertidal to abyssal depths. It encompasses 3351 recent species in 337 genera. The latest taxonomic account recognized eight full families. For the first time, the monophyly of the superfamily and the relationships among the families are tested with molecular data supplemented by anatomical and radula data. Five genetic markers were used: fragments of mitochondrial COI, 16S rRNA, 12S rRNA and nuclear Histone 3 (H3) and 28S rRNA genes (for 225 species of 117 genera). Our analysis recovered Buccinoidea monophyletic in Bayesian analyses. The relationships between the formerly recognized families and subfamilies are drastically revised and a new classification of the superfamily is here proposed, now including 20 taxa of family rank and 23 subfamilies. Five new families (Chauvetiidae, Dolicholatiridae, Eosiphonidae, Prodotiidae and Retimohniidae) and one subfamily of Nassariidae (Tomliniinae) are described. Austrosiphonidae and Tudiclidae are resurrected from synonymy and employed in a new taxonomical extension. All but 40 recent genera are reclassified. Our results demonstrate that anatomy is rather uniform within the superfamily. With exceptions, the rather uniform radular morphology alone does not allow the allocation of genera to a particular family without additional molecular data.
Accessible surveys cited (42) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, CEAMARC-AA, CHALCAL 2, CONCALIS, CORSICABENTHOS 1, Restricted, Restricted, DongSha 2014, EBISCO, GUYANE 2014, ILES DU SALUT, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KARUBENTHOS 2, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVALAN 2018, KOUMAC 2.1, KOUMAC 2.3, MADIBENTHOS, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, MUSORSTOM 4, Restricted, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, TAIWAN 2000, TAIWAN 2004, TARASOC, TERRASSES, Tuhaa Pae 2013, Restricted, ZhongSha 2015
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Kim I.H. & Boxshall G.A. 2021. Copepods associated with Ascidian hosts (Tunicata): Intramolgidae and Lichomolgidae, with descriptions of four new genera and 13 new species. Zootaxa 5013(1): 1-75. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5013.1.1
Abstract [+] [-]Two new species of the hitherto monotypic family Intramolgidae are described, both are placed in the type genus Intramolgus Marchenkov & Boxshall, 1995. Intramolgus heardensis sp. nov. was found in association with Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830, and the host of I. atlantis sp. nov. was Styela chaini Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1970. Eleven new species belonging to the family Lichomolgidae are reported. These include four new monotypic genera: Antarctomolgus gen. nov. accommodates A. molgulae gen. et sp. nov. from Molgula pedunculata (Herdman, 1881), Didemnomolgus gen. nov. accommodates D. crenulatus gen. et sp. nov. from Didemnum molle (Herdmann, 1886), Spheromolgus gen. nov. accommodates S. rarus gen. et sp. nov. from Diplosoma simile (Sluiter, 1909), and Alupa gen. nov. accommodates A. geminata gen. et sp. nov. from Leptoclinides madara Tokioka, 1953. The remaining new species are: Debruma deplanata sp. nov. from Ascidia ornata Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001, Lichomolgidium bipartitum sp. nov. from Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878), Lichomolgus papuensis sp. nov. from Rhopalaea circula Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001, L. brevicaudatus sp. nov. from an unidentified species of Polycarpa Heller, 1877, L. alatus sp. nov. from Synoicum castellatum Kott, 1992, L. lepidotus sp. nov. from Aplidium altarium (Sluiter, 1909), and Lobomolgus foveolatus sp. nov. from Didemnum molle (Herdmann, 1886). In addition, redescriptions are provided for Henicoxiphium redactum Illg & Humes, 1971, Lichomolgidium sardum Kossmann, 1877, Lichomolgus canui Sars, 1917, L. forficula Thorell, 1860, and Zygomolgus dentatus Kim I.H., 2006.
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Monniot F. 2018. Ascidians collected during the Madibenthos expedition in Martinique 3. Stolidobranchia, Pyuridae and Molgulidae. Zootaxa 4459(3): 401-430. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.1
Abstract [+] [-]An inventory of the marine benthic fauna around Martinique was the aim of the European Madibenthos expedition 2016. Among a large number of invertebrates abundant ascidians were collected: the phlebobranchs and Styelidae among the stolidobranch were already studied and the results published (Monniot 2018a and b). A third group, belonging to the Pyuridae and Molgulidae (Stolidobranchia) is studied here; it includes 13 species, three of them recorded for the second time. Each of them is described and figured and the geographic distribution is given.
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Associated collection codes: IT (Tunicates/ascidians) -
Monniot F. 2018. Ascidians collected during the Madibenthos expedition in Martinique: 1—Phlebobranchia. Zootaxa 4387(3): 451-472. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4387.3.3
Abstract [+] [-]The aim of the Madibenthos 2016 expedition was to establish an inventory of the benthic marine fauna around Martinique. All kinds of biota were collected with different devices down to 40m depth. Among a large amount of invertebrates the ascidians were varied and abundant. Their study will be made in several steps. The first group studied concerns the Order Phlebobranchia represented here by species already described from the Caribbean area; one of them was collected for only the second time. The variability of internal characters which are ordinarily considered as generic or specific is discussed here for the genera Ascidia and Phallusia
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Associated collection codes: IT (Tunicates/ascidians) -
Monniot F. 2018. Ascidians collected during the Madibenthos expedition in Martinique: 2. Stolidobranchia, Styelidae. Zootaxa 4410(2): 291. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4410.2.3
Abstract [+] [-]An inventory of the marine benthic fauna around Martinique was the aim of the European Madibenthos expedition 2016. Among a large number of invertebrates abundant ascidians were collected: the phlebobranchs were already studied and the results published (Monniot 2018). A second group, belonging to the Styelidae (Stolidobranchia), includes 17 species of which one is new and new records for two other species. Each of them is described and the geographic distribution given.
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Associated collection codes: IT (Tunicates/ascidians) -
Ortea J. 2022. Estudio de dos especies de caracoles diminutos (Mollusca: Gastropoda) colectadas en la zona de mareas de Martinica, durante la expedición Madibenthos-2019. Avicennia(29): 35-40
Abstract [+] [-]Amphithalamus glabrus Simone, 1996, is studied and cited in Martinique and a new species of Rissoella J. E. Gray, 1847, trapped in its mucous secretion, is described, providing data on the coloration of the living animal, the architecture of its shell, the operculum, the internal anatomy, jaws and radula.
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Ortea J. 2016. Descripción de una segunda especie del género Ticofurcilla Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 (Mollusca: Cystiscidae) colectada en Martinica, Antillas Menores. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVIII: 195-200
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Ortea J. & Espinosa J. 2016. Una nueva especie del género Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla de Martinica, Antillas Menores. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVIII: 225-230
Abstract [+] [-]From specimens collected on the island of Martinique, Lesser Antillas, a new species of the genus Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Marginellidae), characterized by the shell and coloration of the living animal, and compared with its two congeners in the Lesser Antilles, is described.
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Ortea J. 2016. Una segunda especie atlántica del género Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) colectada en Martinica, Antillas Menores. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 28: 201-208
Abstract [+] [-]From a specimen of 50 mm collected in a mangrove of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, during the Madibenthos expedition, the second Atlantic species of the genus Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 (Nudibranchia) is described, characterized by the colour of the living animal, tubers mantle, rhinophores, gills, labial cuticle and radule.
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Ortea J. & Espinosa J. 2017. Descripción de una nueva babosa del azar (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) del Mar Caribe. Avicennia 21: 55-48
Abstract [+] [-]A new Caribbean species of the genus Doris Linné 1758, is described, characterized by the great development of the mantle tubercles and the branchial sheath, which feeds on the sponges of the genus Halichondria Fleming, 1828 .
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Ortea J. & Espinosa J. 2017. Dos nuevas especies del género Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla de Martinica, Antillas Menores, nombradas en agradecimiento a la Base Naval Fort Saint Louis por su apoyo a Madibenthos. Avicennia 20: 9-14
Abstract [+] [-]From specimens collected on the island of Martinique, Lesser Antillas, two new species of the genus Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Marginellidaer), characterized by the columelar fold of the shell and coloration of the living animal, distintive from the rest of the caribbean congeners, are described. In addition, the radula of 3species of the genus are described.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Ortea J., Moro L. & Espinosa J. 2017. El género Lapinura (Marcus & Marcus, 1963) (Mollusca: Runcinacea) en el Atlántico, con la descripción de nuevas especies de las islas de Cabo Verde y Costa Rica. Avicennia 21: 11-18
Abstract [+] [-]Three different species of the genus Lapinura Marcus & Marcus, 1970 are separated from exemplars collected in the islands of Cape Verde and insular Caribbean. One of it is associated with Lapinura divae Marcus, 1963, type specimen of the genus, and the other two are described as new: L. josemeloi, from the islands of Cape Verde, and L. aestus, from the continental Caribbean of Costa Rica. On three species, Data about their internal anatomy, outer shell, gill and coloring of living animals are provided.
Accessible surveys cited (2) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Ortea J. 2017. La magia de Harry Potter llega a Madibenthos… y los escolares nombran nuevas especies de Moluscos marinos (Gibberula) halladas en Madinida. Avicennia 20: 23-32
Abstract [+] [-]Description of three new species of Gibberula Swainson, 1840 from the island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, whose epithets have been proposed by the group of schoolchildren who observed the scientific work developed within the framwork of the mission Madibenthos organiez by the MNHN, Paris.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Ortea J., Espinosa J. & Moro L. 2017. Nueva especie y nuevos registros de dóridos (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Doridina) para la isla de Cuba. Avicennia 20: 1-6
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Redfern C. 2017. Return to the Caribbean: the Madibenthos Expedition to Martinique. American Conchologist 45(4): 11-18
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Sabroux R., Audo D., Charbonnier S., Corbari L. & Hassanin A. 2019. 150-million-year-old sea spiders (Pycnogonida: Pantopoda) of Solnhofen. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(22): 1927-1938. DOI:10.1080/14772019.2019.1571534
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Sabroux R., Hassanin A. & Corbari L. 2019. Four times more species of sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) in Martinique Island (Lesser Antilles). Marine Biodiversity 49(3): 1519-1535. DOI:10.1007/s12526-019-00957-9
Abstract [+] [-]The marine biodiversity of the tropical northwestern Atlantic (TNWA) has been explored by many great naturalist expeditions. After more than one century of marine exploration, how well do we know its biodiversity? As a poorly studied taxon, sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida Latreille, 1810) are excellent candidates to address this issue. Here, we report the results from the Madibenthos Survey conducted by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris) on the coasts of Martinique during Fall 2016, where sea spiders were collected during 138 sampling events by different methods. A total of 67 pycnogonid species, including 13 species probably new to science, were distinguished during this survey, whereas only 20 species were previously known from Martinique. Relying on an extensive and intensive sampling, the collection of pycnogonids from the Madibenthos Survey is one of the richest for TNWA. DNA barcoding based on 172 new CO1 sequences helped to discriminate species with inconspicuous diagnostic characters and pointed out 11 additional possible cryptic species. Richness estimators and species rarity indicate that the diversity of Martinique still remains underestimated. Results suggest that Martinique is not a hot spot for sea spiders and that similar levels of biodiversity might be expected in most other islands of the TNWA if similar sampling methods were applied. Finally, we show that the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Martinique harbor different sea spider faunas.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Sabroux R., Hassanin A. & Corbari L. 2019. Four times more species of sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) in Martinique Island (Lesser Antilles). Marine Biodiversity 49(3): 1519-1535. DOI:10.1007/s12526-019-00957-9
Abstract [+] [-]The marine biodiversity of the tropical northwestern Atlantic (TNWA) has been explored by many great naturalist expeditions. After more than one century of marine exploration, how well do we know its biodiversity? As a poorly studied taxon, sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida Latreille, 1810) are excellent candidates to address this issue. Here, we report the results from the Madibenthos Survey conducted by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris) on the coasts of Martinique during Fall 2016, where sea spiders were collected during 138 sampling events by different methods. A total of 67 pycnogonid species, including 13 species probably new to science, were distinguished during this survey, whereas only 20 species were previously known from Martinique. Relying on an extensive and intensive sampling, the collection of pycnogonids from the Madibenthos Survey is one of the richest for TNWA. DNA barcoding based on 172 new CO1 sequences helped to discriminate species with inconspicuous diagnostic characters and pointed out 11 additional possible cryptic species. Richness estimators and species rarity indicate that the diversity of Martinique still remains underestimated. Results suggest that Martinique is not a hot spot for sea spiders and that similar levels of biodiversity might be expected in most other islands of the TNWA if similar sampling methods were applied. Finally, we show that the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Martinique harbor different sea spider faunas.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans)
List of documents
- Cahier(s) de campagne
- Restricted access (2)
- Courriel
- Restricted access (1)
- Rapport(s) de mission
- Restricted access (1)
List of photos
List of participants
By leg :
- POST CAMPAGNE ( - )
- Marani, Gilberto ( Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Numérisation
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- Bouchet, Philippe (Malacologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Chef de mission
- Bouchon, Claude (Spécialiste des coraux, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane)
- Plongée
- Bouchon, Yolande (Spécialiste des poissons, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane)
- Plongée
- Buge, Barbara (Malacologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Barcoding moléculaire
- Buske, Yan (Malacologie, Bénévole)
- Plongée
- Caballer, Manuel (Malacologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Plongée - collecte
- Chambard, Cyril (Technicien MNHN, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Tamisage et tri
- Charles, Laurent (Malacologie, Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Bordeaux)
- Collecte - photos mollusques
- Colomb, Jacques (Malacologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Collecte
- Corbari, Laure (Carcinologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Responsable tri des crustacés et photo
- De Bettignies, Thibaut (Algologie, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
- Plongée - collecte
Stations map
List of stations
Taxonomy by access
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