Dione O. Jordan, Cecili B. Mendes, Sónia C. S. Andrade
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Abstract
Prosorhochmidae, known as smiling worms, are hoplonemerteans of great interest to nemertologists, since some species display viviparity and hermaphroditism, both rare traits in this phylum, and can be found in terrestrial and marine environments. Prosorhochmus is a predominantly marine genus and was never recorded on the Brazilian coast. The present study documents the first record of the oviparous Prosorhochmus belizeanus, along with population genetic diversity analyses. Here, we sequenced cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16SrRNA) regions from individuals of three localities along the Brazilian Northeast coast. From these analyses, we found moderate genetic diversity, no genetic structuring, and no clear geographical pattern. In addition, migration analysis evidenced some influence of the Brazilian Current in the species’ dispersion. Those findings indicate colonization by a small number of mtDNA lineages followed by population stability and shed light into the importance of deepening the knowledge about those organisms to elucidate genetic and dispersion patterns of oviparous invertebrates of rocky shores.
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