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Range extension and first mtDNA data for the living relict Tesseropora atlantica (Cirripedia, Tetraclitidae) in the Canary Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2025

Jose A. Cuesta Open the ORCID record for Jose A. Cuesta [Opens in a new window] ,
José A. González ,
Rubén Ramírez ,
Ricardo Araújo  and
Manuel Biscoito
Jose A. Cuesta*
Affiliation:
Ecología y Gestión Costera, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
José A. González
Affiliation:
EMAP – Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries, i-UNAT, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Rubén Ramírez
Affiliation:
EMAP – Applied Marine Ecology and Fisheries, i-UNAT, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Ricardo Araújo
Affiliation:
Funchal Natural History Museum, Funchal, Portugal
Manuel Biscoito
Affiliation:
Funchal Natural History Museum, Funchal, Portugal
*
Corresponding author: Jose A. Cuesta; Email: jose.cuesta@icman.csic.es
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Abstract

Morphological examination of recently collected barnacle specimens confirms the presence of Tesseropora atlantica (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha, Tetraclitidae) along the coastlines of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the easternmost islands of the Canary Archipelago. This constitutes the first documented occurrence of T. atlantica in the Canary Islands and establishes a new southern range limit for this relict species in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, 16S and COI mitochondrial gene sequences were obtained for the first time for this species, allowing comparisons with related taxa. The study also explores plausible hypotheses concerning the species’ arrival in the Canary Islands.

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16SbarnaclesbiogeographyCOIeastern Atlantic

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e94
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

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