Yong, Russell Q-Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-1468
Cribb, Thomas H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-9705
Louvard, Clarisse https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-918X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian Biological Resources Study (RG19-37)
Australia and Pacific Science Foundation (APSF 18-3)
North-West University
Article History
Received: 14 March 2024
Revised: 21 November 2024
Accepted: 27 November 2024
First Online: 4 January 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted in accordance with Australian and institutional standards of ethics for working on animals. By both standards, the invertebrate, non-cephalopod organisms worked on and procedures used for this study were exempt from ethical permitting.
: This study was conducted in accordance with Australian state and federal frameworks for permitting, and is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols. Samples were collected under Moreton Bay Marine Park permit no. MPP19-001445.
: All raw data generated by this study (specimens and sequence data) have been accessioned in museums and public databases, with respective codes provided in-text.
: RQYY performed morphological processing and imaging of specimens and wrote the bulk of the manuscript. THC was the primary funder of the project and provided input into morphological identification and manuscript drafting. CL performed all initial sampling and specimen collection, molecular sequencing and image editing, as well as writing portions of the manuscript.