Ofiuroideos (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) de las aguas mexicanas del golfo de México

Ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We report 68 species of ophiuroids distributed in two orders, 13 families, and 34 genera for the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Diagnosis, taxonomic description, type material, type localities, geographic d...

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Autores: Hernández-Herrejón, L. A., Solís-Marín, F. A., Laguarda-Figueras, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/27082
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/27082
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
taxonomic keys
Gulf of Mexico
claves taxonómicas
Golfo de México
Descripción
Sumario:Ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We report 68 species of ophiuroids distributed in two orders, 13 families, and 34 genera for the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Diagnosis, taxonomic description, type material, type localities, geographic distribution and comments are given for each of the analyzed species. New bathymetric distribution data for 24 species, and new geographic distribution data for 32 species are given. The order Ophiurida is the best represented with nine families, 27 genera and 61 species. The best represented families in the study area are: Ophiuridae and Amphiuridae. Thirteen new records are given for the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (Suppl. 3): 83-167. Epub 2009 January 05.