Huynh Cuong, Veenstra Anneke A
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Melbourne, 3125, Australia.
Zookeys. 2018 Mar 7(741):133-154. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.741.21814. eCollection 2018.
Verhoeff, 1924 was the first penicillate millipede in the family Lophoproctidae collected from Cairns, a tropical region in Queensland, Australia, to be formally described. Specimens collected from this region in a recent study had the morphological characters known to define this genus. However, their body form and length, as well as dorsal colouration proved to be different, suggesting the possibility of more than one species. This assertion was supported by the results of a phylogenetic analysis of DNA extracted and sequenced using 18S and COI regions from and two undescribed species from this genus. Specimens preserved in ethanol can prove difficult to confidently identify to species level because their colour gradually fades. Examination of live specimens with their body colour visible, together with morphological characters and DNA analysis is the most reliable way of correctly distinguishing between these three species. Two new species, and collected in Queensland, Australia are described.
1924年,韦尔霍夫首次正式描述了从澳大利亚昆士兰州热带地区凯恩斯采集到的毛尾马陆科的一种有刚毛马陆。在最近一项研究中,从该地区采集的标本具有已知的界定该属的形态特征。然而,它们的体型和长度以及背部颜色被证明是不同的,这表明可能存在不止一个物种。对从该属的[具体物种]以及两个未描述物种中提取并测序的18S和COI区域的DNA进行系统发育分析的结果支持了这一论断。保存在乙醇中的标本可能难以可靠地鉴定到物种水平,因为它们的颜色会逐渐褪去。观察活体标本,其体色清晰可见,再结合形态特征和DNA分析,是正确区分这三个物种的最可靠方法。描述了在澳大利亚昆士兰州采集到的两个新物种,[新物种名称1]和[新物种名称2]。