Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996

Fig. 6

Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996: 29 (description). – Quate 1999: 427 (a new geographical record). – Ježek et al. 2020: 419 (redescription and a new geographical record).

Differential diagnosis

See differential diagnosis under A. imitata sp. nov.

Material examined

ECUADOR – Pichincha • 1 ♂; Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Parroquia Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Roadway to Pachijal; 0.11882° N, 78.95802° W; alt. 750 m; 1–9 Feb. 2022; Kilian and Isabel leg.; ZFMK [ZFMK-DIP-00097930, ZFMK-TIS-2637093] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; INABIO [ZFMK-DIP-00097933, ZFMK-TIS-2637154] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK [ZFMK-DIP-00081837, ZFMK-TIS-2636974] • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 30 Dec. 2021 – 5 Jan. 2022; ZFMK [ZFMK-DIP-00081968, ZFMK-TIS-2636960] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 25–28 Jan. 2020; ZFMK [ZFMK-DIP-00081670, ZFMK-TIS-2629865] .

Distribution

Nicaragua (Ježek et al. 2020), Costa Rica (Quate 1996), Panama (Quate 1999), and Ecuador (this publication, new record).

Genetics

Five specimens were successfully sequenced (ZFMK-TIS-2637093, ZFMK-TIS-2637154, ZFMK- TIS-2636960, ZFMK-TIS-2629865, and,ZFMK-TIS-2636974).The maximum intraspecific uncorrected pairwise distance for COI sequences was 4.10 % or 27 bp. Genbank accession numbers are: OQ706382; OQ706380; OQ706377; OQ706379; OQ706384.