Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
| Autor: | María A. Mendoza-Becerril, Gabriel Genzano, Nuno Simões |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Cnidaria Fauna Hydroids Aquatic Science Oceanography 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ciencias Biológicas Benthos Mexican gulf Reef Hydrozoa geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology Alacranes reef 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Biología Marina Limnología biology.organism_classification Fishery Seagrass Thalassia testudinum Sargassum Hydroid (zoology) CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of Marine Science. 94:125-142 |
| ISSN: | 0007-4977 |
| DOI: | 10.5343/bms.2017.1072 |
| Popis: | Here, we provide the first list of shallowwater hydroids for Alacranes Reef, Mexico, comprising 49 species in 33 genera. The most speciose superorder was Leptothecata (36 species), with three particularly diverse families: Clytiidae, Sertulariidae, and Plumulariidae. Three species were recorded for the first time in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and 13 for the south-central GoM. The majority of fauna was substrate generalist with specific distributions: 38 hydroid species occurred on natural reefs, 18 on artificial reefs, 9 on drifting Sargassum spp., and 8 on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum K.D. Koenig. Our results significantly increase knowledge of the hydroids from Mexican waters. This is an important step toward detecting non-native species in the near future, as well as for improving and designing new conservation programs in the area. Fil: Mendoza Becerril, María A.. Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste; México Fil: Simões, Nuno. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Puerto de Abrigo; México Fil: Genzano, Gabriel Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina |
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