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A comprehensive study led by Paul Valentich-Scott from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has uncovered new aspects of galeommatoidean bivalves in South Africa. The research reveals a new species and highlights the unique symbiotic relationships these bivalves maintain with sea urchins. The findings enhance our understanding of marine biodiversity and emphasize the need for the conservation of these lesser-known marine organisms.
Galeommatoidean bivalves are a highly diverse, yet poorly known, group of marine mollusks. Now, a study led by Paul Valentich-Scott from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, along with collaborators from the University of Cape Town, Sea Change Trust, Stellenbosch University, and the University of Colorado Boulder, has uncovered new insights into the habitats, symbiotic relationships, and taxonomy of these fascinating animals.
The new species has so far only been found in one locality in False Bay, South Africa, where it was found attached to the burrowing sea urchinin coarse gravel at a depth of about 3 m. It has not been observed free-living, without the host urchin.project, a research and storytelling program aimed at increasing awareness of regional kelp bed ecosystems colloquially referred to as ‘the Great African Seaforest’.
In a similar vein, co-author Jannes Landschoff, a marine biologist at the Sea Change Trust, says “Creating foundational biodiversity knowledge is a most important step to the humbling realization of how fascinating and uniquely diverse a place is.
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