Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama
| Autor: | Hilton C. Galvão Filho, Kimberly García-Méndez, Patrick J. Krug, Jessika M. De Jesus, Jessica A. Goodheart, Jennifer B. McCarthy, Xochitl G. Vital, Craig Hoover, Ángel Valdés, Gina López, Jaymes D. Awbrey, William A. Gowacki, Vishal Bhave, Sabrina M. Medrano, Ryan A. Ellingson, Lina M. Jiménez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Cephalaspidea Tropical Eastern Pacific Aquatic Science Oceanography 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Caribbean region Gastropoda parasitic diseases Nudibranchia 14. Life underwater Heterobranchia Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Sacoglossa 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology biology.organism_classification Sea slug Anaspidea Archipelago human activities geographic locations |
| DOI: | 10.13016/gx5t-incr |
| Popis: | The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is located off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Until now, only 19 species of heterobranch sea slugs have been formally reported from this area; this number constitutes a fraction of total diversity in the Caribbean region. Based on newly conducted fieldwork, we increase the number of recorded heterobranch sea slug species in Bocas del Toro to 82. Descriptive information for each species is provided, including taxonomic and/or ecological notes for most taxa. The collecting effort is also described and compared with that of other field expeditions in the Caribbean and the tropical Eastern Pacific. This increase in known diversity strongly suggests that the distribution of species within the Caribbean is still poorly known and species ranges may need to be modified as more surveys are conducted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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