First records and range extension of Ophioblenna antillensis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Gulf of Mexico

Authors

  • Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín
  • Tania Pineda-Enríquez
  • Yoalli Quetzalli Hernández-Díaz
  • Daniela Yepes-Gaurisas
  • Carlos González-Gándara
  • Alejandro Granados-Barba
  • Fernando Nuno Dias Marques Simões

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.021

Keywords:

New record, Alacranes Reef, Ophioblenna

Abstract

The geographic distribution of Ophioblenna antillensis Lütken, 1859 is extended inside the Gulf of Mexico. This species is otherwise known in the Caribbean region as the “slimy snake of the Antilles”, and is recognizable by soft skin covering the entire body, arms 5 times the disc diameter with big dorsal arm plates, and 7 completely naked, pointed and thin arm spines.

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Issue

Vol. 86 No. 2 (2015): junio, 2015

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA