Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (Nov 2013)

Southern Ocean areas of endemism: a reanalysis using benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

  • Thaís P Miranda,
  • Álvaro L Peña Cantero,
  • Antonio C Marques

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 5
pp. 1003 – 1009

Abstract

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The biogeographic history of the Southern Ocean (SO) fauna is complex and poorly studied, especially the areas of endemism. We reanalyzed the data of Marques & Peña Cantero (2010), along with other geographical records of endemic benthic hydroids below 45°S. A Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE) based on 5° latitude by 5° longitude matrix with 61 species resulted in eight areas of endemism. We discuss these results in the context of different hypotheses of the evolution of the SO fauna and previously proposed biogeography patterns.

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