First record of Ophiura ljungmani (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from an anchialine cave in the Mexican Caribbean.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.07.006Keywords:
New record, Ophiuroid, Anchialine cave, Quintana Roo, Aerolito, Caribbean SeaAbstract
One specimen of Ophiura ljungmani Lyman, 1878 was collected in an anchialine cave located in Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo. The finding represents the first record of this ophiuroid in an anchialine cave, and also the shallower record of the species in any habitat.