New species and suborder records reveal unusually high thaliacean (Chordata, Tunicata) diversity in the South China Sea

Yanjiao Lai; Zeqi Zheng; Mianrun Chen; Yehui Tan

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e190709

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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e190709 (06 Mar 2026)

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e190709

First posted 06 Mar 2026

Authors

Yanjiao Lai - Corresponding author

South China Sea Development Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources (Remote Sensing Technology Application Center of South China Sea, MNR), Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou, China

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Zeqi Zheng

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States of America

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Mianrun Chen

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Yehui Tan - Corresponding author

South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China

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Author contributions

Yanjiao Lai: Writing, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization
Zeqi Zheng: Writing-review and editing, Visualization
Mianrun Chen: Writing-review and editing, Funding acquisition
Yehui Tan: Writing-review and editing, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources

Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Supporting agencies

the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) (No. SML2021SP308),the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: 42376129, 42090042, 42476130), and the Science and Technology Development foundation of South China Sea Bureau, Ministry of Natural Resources (230203).

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