The widespread Leodamas chevalieri (Annelida, Orbiniidae) revealed as a species complex, with descriptions of a new species and a new record for the Arabian region
., the genus comprises 31 species worldwide. However, the number of discovered genetic lineages in this study indicates a high proportion of undescribed species diversity in the genus.
Authors
- Anna Zhadan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-3732)
- Manal Al-Kandari
- Nataliya Budaeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9748-2285)
- Miguel A. Meca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3798-6809)
Institutions
- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KW)
- Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (ES)
- Moscow State University (TJ)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1276.173213
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00