Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia, Ceriantharia, Zoanthidea) from marine shallow-water environments in Venezuela: new records and an updated inventory
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| Date | 2016-12 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | González-Muñoz Ricardo1, 2, Simões Nuno3, Guerra-Castro Edlin J.4, Hernández-Ortíz Carlos4, Carrasquel Gabriela4, Mendez Enio4, Lira Carlos4, Rada Martin5, Hernández Ivan5, 6, Pauls Sheila M.7, Croquer Aldo8, Cruz-Motta Juan J.8 | ||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Departamento de Ciencias de la Sustentabilidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Laboratorio de Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático, Avenida Rancho Polígono 2A, Ciudad Industrial, Lerma Campeche, Campeche, C.P. 24500, México 2 : Laboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, Mar del Plata, C.P. 7600, Argentina 3 : Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación en Sisal (UMDI-Sisal), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto de Abrigo, Sisal, Yucatán, C.P. 97356, Mexico 4 : Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Nueva Esparta, Boca de Río, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela 5 : Departamento de Ciencias, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Nueva Esparta, Boca de Río, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela 6 : Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer, Laboratoire d’Environnement Profond, Plouzané, France 7 : Instituto de Zoología Tropical, Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, C.P. 47058, Caracas, 1041, Venezuela 8 : Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Laboratorio de Ecología Experimental, Universidad Simón Bolívar, A.P. 89000, Caracas, Sartenejas, 1080, Venezuela |
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| Source | Marine Biodiversity Records (1755-2672) (Springer Science and Business Media LLC), 2016-12 , Vol. 9 , N. 1 , P. 18 (35p.) | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1186/s41200-016-0016-7 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Caribbean Sea, Coral reefs, Biodiversity, Benthic invertebrate fauna | ||||||||
| Abstract | Background This study compiles the diversity of sea anemones in different shallow habitats (i.e. rocky shores, coral reefs, mangroves and sandy bottoms) in several locations of Venezuela, including the most important marine reserves of Venezuela: Morrocoy National Park, Mochima National Park, Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park, Laguna de La Restinga National Park, Isla de Cubagua, and Chichiriviche de la Costa. Results Twenty-six species of sea anemones sensu lato were documented, from which only two actiniarian species are newly recorded in Venezuela. In addition, specimens of the scientific collection of the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román, of Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, were examined and its taxonomic status updated. Conclusions The diversity of sea anemones in Venezuela is updated to 44 species. An illustrated guide of living specimens and short descriptions of the external anatomy of the specimens is included to facilitate sea anemone species identification in the field and to provide a base line for ecological studies that require accurate identification to species level. |
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