First record and range extension of the Antarctic coral Flabellum (Flabellum) impensum Squires, 1962 (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Argentinean coastal waters

The present paper reports the occurrence of the Antarctic coral Flabellum impensum in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, and extends its distribution northwards in the south-west Atlantic Ocean. Nine individuals were found in Argentinean coastal waters in 2014, also representing one of the shallo...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Schejter, Laura, Bremec, Claudia Silvia
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/52070
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/52070
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Argentina
Cold-Water Corals
Flabellidae
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Descrição
Resumo:The present paper reports the occurrence of the Antarctic coral Flabellum impensum in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, and extends its distribution northwards in the south-west Atlantic Ocean. Nine individuals were found in Argentinean coastal waters in 2014, also representing one of the shallowest records of the species.