First record of Branchiomma coheni (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) along the Colombian Caribbean coast

The non-indigenous sabellid polychaete Branchiomma coheni Tovar-Hernández and Knight-Jones, 2006, has been collected in the estuarine waters of Morrosquillo at Bahía Cispatá, in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta on mangrove roots, and in La Escollera, Gaira, in oyster spat collectors. This species is re...

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Autores: Dueñas-Ramírez, Pedro R., Dueñas-Lagos, Andrea Carolina
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/8740
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/8740
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Sabellid
polychaete
invader
Caribbean
Colombia
Sabelídeos
poliquetas
invasor
Caribe
Colômbia.
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Resumo:The non-indigenous sabellid polychaete Branchiomma coheni Tovar-Hernández and Knight-Jones, 2006, has been collected in the estuarine waters of Morrosquillo at Bahía Cispatá, in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta on mangrove roots, and in La Escollera, Gaira, in oyster spat collectors. This species is representative of a fouling community in mangrove roots and lives together with other invertebrates. This is the first record of B. coheni from the Caribbean coast of Colombia.