First record of Heterocucumis godeffroyi(Semper, 1868) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from Peruvian sea

This is the first record of Heterocucumis godeffroyi(Semper, 1868) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) for Peruvian waters. The species was collected at19 m deep, in Pucusana, off Lima Departamento. This record represents the northern most distribution limit knowing to the present. Reference material has...

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Authors: Solís-Marín, Francisco Alonso, Hooker, Yuri, Caballero Ochoa, Andrea Alejandra, Laguarda-Figueras, Alfredo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1054
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1054
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Primer Registro
pepino de mar
biodiversidad marina.
First record
sea cucumber
marine biodiversity.
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Summary:This is the first record of Heterocucumis godeffroyi(Semper, 1868) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) for Peruvian waters. The species was collected at19 m deep, in Pucusana, off Lima Departamento. This record represents the northern most distribution limit knowing to the present. Reference material has been deposited at the Colección de Zoología Acuática, Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Fisiológicas, at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.