Durán-Fuentes, Jeferson A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6018-8699
González-Muñoz, Ricardo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-0269
Vassallo-Avalos, Aurora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4756-3460
Delgado, Alonso https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7874-0293
Daly, Marymegan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-0369
Stampar, Sérgio N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-1619
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2022/09430-7)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2023/10683-0)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2022/16193-1)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2019/03552-0)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (307340/2019-8)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (304267/2022-8)
Article History
Received: 20 January 2025
Revised: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 30 September 2025
First Online: 22 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed by the authors.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgements, if applicable.
: Anthopleura correae sp. nov. Sanger sequences, and raw data.- 12S: PQ659228–PQ659240; 16S: PQ658019–PQ658031; 18S: PQ658085–PQ658097; 28S: PQ664973–PQ664985; COX3: PQ663603–PQ663615; SRA: SRR31546163–SRR31546168. Bioinformatic codes are available at . Supplementary materials such as Figures –2, Materials S1–S3, and Tables –S4 are deposited in Figshare (dx.doi.org/ ).
: JDF, RGM, and MD conceptualized, analyzed data. JDF wrote the manuscript. JDF and SNS conceived and designed research. AD, AVA, RGM, MD, and SNS edited and reviewed the manuscript. SNS procured funds and managed the project. All authors read and approved the manuscript.