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VENUS 76 (1–4): 19–28, 2018 DOI: http://doi.org/10.18941/venus.76.1-4_19First Record of Trinchesia lenkae in Japan ©The Malacological Society of Japan19 The First Record of Trinchesia lenkae Martynov, 2002 from Japan: Morphological and Molecular Comparison with the Material from the Type Locality in Russia (Nudibranchia: Trinchesiidae) Tatiana Korshunova1,2, Toshihiko Fujita3 and Alexander Martynov2* 1Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology RAS, 26 Vavilova Str., 119334 Moscow, Russia 2Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str. 6, 125009 Moscow, Russia 3National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan Abstract: The nudibranch mollusc Trinchesia lenkae Martynov, 2002 is reported in the Japanese fauna for the first time. The newly collected Japanese specimens of T. lenkae are compared with those from the type locality of this species in Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of Japan, Russia, using external and internal morphological data and molecular analyses. The molecular study revealed high genetic homogeneity between Japanese and Russian populations of T. lenkae. The integrative morphological and molecular data thus clearly suggest that the same species occurs in Russia and Japan. Keywords: Japanese fauna, molecular analysis, morphology, nudibranchs, taxonomy Introduction The recently restored family Trinchesiidae Nordsieck, 1972 is a large and diverse group of predominantly small-sized aeolidacean nudibranchs (Korshunova et al., 2017a). Representatives of this family have been reported from Japan and included the genera Catriona Winckworth, 1941, “Cuthona” Alder & Hancock, 1855 s.l., Phestilla Bergh, 1874, Tenellia Costa, 1866 s.str., and Trinchesia Ihering, 1879 (e.g., Baba, 1937, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1975, 1984; Hamatani, 1993; Hirano & Hirano, 1991; Nakano, 2004). During a research trip to Hokkaido in October of 2016, T. Korshunova and A. Martynov were able to collect nudibranch molluscs at Akkeshi Marine Station, Hokkaido University. Among the collected nudibranchs several a trinchesiid species previously unrecorded from Japan were found. After morphological and molecular analysis it was confirmed that it belongs to the species Trinchesia lenkae Martynov, 2002 that had been described from the Russian part of the Sea of Japan fifteen years previously (Martynov, 2002). Additionally, a single specimen of Trinchesia lenkae without any morphological information was recorded as “Tenellia” lenkae in Cella et al. (2016) also from the Russian side of the Sea of Japan. In this study the description of the Japanese specimens of T. lenkae and its comparison with specimens of T. lenkae from the type locality in Russia are presented. * Corresponding author: [email protected] 20 T. Korshunova et al. Materials and Methods Collecting data and morphological methods Material for this study was obtained by T. Korshunova and A. Martynov during fieldwork at the Akkeshi Marine Station (Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University), Japan in 2016 and in the Far Eastern Marine Reserve in Peter the Great Bay, Russia in 2014. The morphology of the molluscs and their egg masses were studied under a stereomicroscope and using Nikon D-90 and D-810 digital cameras. For the description of internal features both preserved and fresh specimens were dissected under the stereomicroscope. The buccal mass of each specimen was extracted and processed in a weak solution of domestic bleach. The jaws were analysed under the stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope. The gold and platinum sputter- coated radulae were examined using a scanning electron microscope (JSM 6380). The reproductive systems were also examined and drawn using the stereomicroscope. Molecular methods Three specimens were successfully sequenced for the mitochondrial genes cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA. Small pieces of foot tissue were used for DNA extraction with Diatom™ DNA Prep 100 kit by Isogene Lab, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Extracted DNA was used as a template for the amplification of partial sequences of the COI and 16S. The primers that were used for amplification are LCO 1490 (GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG (Folmer et al., 1994)); HCO 2198 (TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAAAATCA (Folmer et al., 1994)); 16S arL (CGCCTGTTTAACAAAAACAT (Palumbi et al., 2002)); and 16S R (CCGRTYTGAACTCAGCTCACG (Puslednik & Serb, 2008). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifications were carried out in a 20-μL reaction volume, which included 4 μL of 5× Screen Mix (Eurogen Lab), 0.5 μL of each primer (10 μM stock), 1 μL of genomic DNA, and 14 μL of sterile water. The amplification of COI was performed with an initial denaturation for 1 min at 95°C, followed by 35 cycles of 15 s at 95°C (denaturation), 15 s at 45°C (annealing temperature), and 30 s at 72°C, with a final extension of 7 min at 72°C. The 16S amplification began with an initial denaturation for 1 min at 95°C, followed by 40 cycles of 15 s at 95°C (denaturation), 15 s at 52°C (annealing temperature) and 30 s at 72°C, with a final extension of 7 min at 72°C. DNA sequences of both strands were obtained using the ABI PRISM® BigDye™ Terminator v. 3.1. on an automated DNA sequencer (Applied Biosystems Prism 3700). COI sequences were translated into amino acids for confirmation of the alignment. All sequences were deposited in GenBank (Table 1, highlighted in bold). Original data and publicly available sequences were aligned with the MUSCLE algorithm (Edgar, 2004). Separate analyses were conducted for the following data sets: resulting alignments are 658 bp for COI, 442 bp for 16S, and 1,100bp for the concatenated dataset. Evolutionary models for each data set were selected using MrModelTest 2.3 (Nylander et al. 2004) under the Akaike information criterion (Akaike, 1974). The HKY+ I+ G model was chosen for COI, the GTR + I model was chosen for 16S, and the GTR + I + G model was chosen for the concatenated dataset. Two different phylogenetic methods, Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maximum Likelihood (ML) were used to infer evolutionary relationships. Bayesian estimation of posterior probability was performed in MrBayes 3.2. Markov chains were sampled at intervals of 1,000 generations. Analysis was started with random starting trees and 107generations. Maximum likelihood-based phylogeny inference was performed in GARLI 2.0 (Zwickl, 2006) with bootstrap in 1,000 replicates. The program Mega7 (Kumar et al., 2016) was used to calculate the uncorrected p-distances between all the sequences. Intra- and inter- group genetic distances were also examined. To evaluate the genetic distribution of the different haplotypes the haplotype network for the combined molecular data (COI + 16S) was reconstructed using the Population Analysis with Reticulate Trees (PopART, http://popart.otago.ac.nz) with the TCS network method. First Record of Trinchesia lenkae in Japan 21 Table 1. List of specimens used for molecular analyses. GenBank accession nos. Species Voucher Locality COI 16S Diaphoreolis lagunae CAS179465a California KY128956 KY128749 (O’Donoghue, 1926) Diaphoreolis viridis ZMMU:Op-537 Russia, White Sea MG266028 MG266026 (Forbes, 1840) Trinchesia caerulea ZMMU:Op-622 Norway, Gulen MG266024 MG266022 (Montagu, 1804) Trinchesia lenkae Japan: Hokkaido (Pacific side), ZMMU:Op-619 MG242334 MG242333 Martynov, 2002 Akkeshi Bay Trinchesia lenkae Japan: Hokkaido (Pacific side), ZMMU:Op-620 MG242336 MG242335 Martynov, 2002 Akkeshi Bay Trinchesia lenkae Russia: Sea of Japan, Spaseniya ZMMU:Op-621 MG242338 MG242337 Martynov, 2002 Bay Trinchesia lenkae AC17-19* Sea of Japan, Sobol Bay KY129093 KY128884 Martynov, 2002 Trinchesia ornata CAS180344 Hawaii KY128967 KY128758 (Baba, 1937) Trinchesia sibogae CAS177489 Philippines KY128975 KY128767 (Bergh, 1905) Trinchesia speciosa CAS176913 South Africa KY128996 KY128788 (Macnae, 1954) Trinchesia speciosa CAS176954 South Africa KY128998 KY128790 (Macnae, 1954) * The voucher number AC17-19 doesn’t belong to any of the museum collections mentioned in Cella et al. (2016). Results Taxonomy Family Trinchesiidae Nordsieck, 1972 Genus Trinchesia Ihering, 1879 Trinchesia lenkae Martynov, 2002 Trinchesia lenkae – Martynov, 2002: 48–50, fig. 1. Material: Three specimens, ZMMU Op-619, Op-620 (Fig. 1), 5 October 2016, Japan, Hokkaido (Pacific side), Akkeshi Bay, 2–4 m depth, on brown algae Sargassum spp., leg. T. Korshunova and A. Martynov. Comparative material: Two specimens and egg mass, ZMMU Op-621 (Fig. 2), 10 September 2014, Russia, Spaseniya Bay, Peter the Great Bay, the Sea of Japan, intertidal, under stones, leg. T. Korshunova and A. Martynov. Description (based on specimens from Akkeshi Bay): External morphology. The maximum length of the examined specimens is 12 mm (Figs 1A–C). The body is moderately broad. The rhinophores are similar in size to the oral tentacles, and smooth. The cerata are relatively long, thin, and finger-shaped. Ceratal formula of the largest 12 mm specimen (ZMMU Op-619): right (2,3,4;5 22 T. Korshunova et al. Fig. 1. Trinchesia lenkae. A, B, D–F. Specimen ZMMU Op-619 from Akkeshi Bay (Hokkaido, Japan), 12 mm length; (A) dorsal (B) ventral views of living specimen; (D) posterior part of the radula; (E) details of the radular teeth; (F) jaw; (G) denticles on the masticatory edge of the jaw (indicated by arrows); (H) penial stylet. C. Specimen ZMMU Op-620 from Akkeshi Bay (Hokkaido, Japan), 8 mm length. Scale bars: D, E, G, 10 μm; H, 20 μm; F, 100 μm. anus, 4,4,3,2,2,1) left (2,4,4;5 anus, 4,5,4,3,2,1). The foot is moderately broad, with well-defined long foot corners anteriorly (Fig. 1B). Colour. The ground colour is whitish. The digestive branches in the cerata are brownish (Figs 1A, B) to reddish (Fig. 1C). A few small opaque white spots are scattered on the ceratal tops. There First Record of Trinchesia lenkae in Japan 23 Fig. 2. Trinchesia lenkae. A, B, D–F. Specimen ZMMU Op-620 from Spaseniya Bay (Peter the Great Bay, the Sea of Japan, Russia), 12 mm length; (A) dorsal (B) ventral views of living specimen; (D) posterior part of the radula; (E) details of the radular teeth; (F) jaw; (G) denticles on the masticatory edge of the jaw (indicated by arrows); (H) penial stylet.