Moura, CarlosWirtz, PeterNhanquê, Filipe T.Barbosa, CastroSerrao, Ester A.Syoc, Robert Van2024-10-102024-10-1020240025-3154http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26037Barnacles of the genus Conopea are obligate epibionts of gorgonians and antipatharians. The species Conopea saotomensis Carrison-Stone et al. 2013, previously only known from the islands of S & atilde;o Tom & eacute; and Pr & iacute;ncipe and the coast of Gabon, is reported from the Bijag & oacute;s archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, based on morphological examination and DNA barcoding of specimens. The new record extends the known range of the species about 3000 km to the northwest.engAfricaArthropodaBarnaclesDNA barcodingGorgoniansMarine biodiversitySymbiosisjournal article10.1017/s00253154240007291469-7769