Glaucus (gastropod)

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Glaucus
Glaucus atlanticus and G. marginatus (bottom right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Glaucidae
Gray, 1827
Genus: Glaucus
Forster, 1777
Type species
Glaucus atlanticus
Forster, 1777
Species

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Synonyms

Glaucus is a

family Glaucidae. It includes five species.[1]

Taxonomic history

The genus Glaucus was established by monotypy in 1777 by the British naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster.[4] He described specimens of Glaucus atlanticus recovered during the second voyage of James Cook aboard HMS Resolution. The genus is named after the Greek sea-god Glaucus.[5][6] In 1848, the German naturalist Johannes Gistel provided the substitute name Dadone for Glaucus. But it is unnecessary and is now regarded as invalid.[7]

The family Glaucidae was established in 1827 by the British zoologist

superfamily Aeolidioidea.[8]

In 2014, a careful DNA and anatomical study of the genus unexpectedly revealed the presence of a

South Pacific Subtropical Gyre System. Glaucus atlanticus also occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as in the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Pacific are Glaucus marginatus, Glaucus thompsoni and Glaucus mcfarlanei, with Glaucus marginatus also occurring in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific. Also in the South Pacific is Glaucus bennettae.[4][11]

Glaucus atlanticus has some genetic differences in different parts of its range but is considered to be a single species.[12]

Species

Species within the genus Glaucus include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Glaucus Forster, 1777. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2013-07-17
  2. ^ Aly, N. (16 June 2011). "Glaucus atlanticus & marginatus". Suba Diver Life. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ Stromberg, J. (12 April 2012). "Glaucus atlanticus: Science Picture of the Week". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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  5. ^ Forster, G. (1777). A voyage round the world in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by George Forster. Vol. 1. White, Robson, Elmsly & Robinson. p. 49.
  6. ^ Scocchi, C. Wood, J.B. (ed.). "Blue Ocean Slug (Glaucus atlanticus)". Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda. The Cephalod Page. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dadone Gistel, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-23
  8. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2013). Glaucidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species, Glaucidae Gray, 1827, Glaucus Forster, 1777 on 2014-06-11
  9. ^ Bergh, L.S.R. (1860). "Om Forekomsten af Neldefiim hos Mollusker". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 1860: 309–331.
  10. ^ Valdés, Ágel & Campillo, Orso Angulo (2004). "Systematics of pelagic aeolid nudibranchs of the family Glaucidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 75 (3): 381–389.
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  12. S2CID 84153330
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