Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
Por:
Mendoza-Becerril M.A., Simões N., Genzano G.
Publicada:
1 ene 2018
Resumen:
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. © 2018 Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami.
Filiaciones:
Mendoza-Becerril M.A.:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Del Noroeste, S.C. Inst. Politécnico Nacional 195, La Paz, BCS CP, Mexico
Simões N.:
Unidad Académica Sisal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Puerto de Abrigo, Sisal, Yucatán, CP, Mexico
Genzano G.:
Estación Costera Nágera, Departamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata, Funes, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIM y C), Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Argentina
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