Checklist of marine sponges from Tuxpan Reef, Veracruz, Mexico

Authors

  • CARLOS GONZÁLEZ GANDARA
  • ABELARDO PATIÑO GARCÍA
  • ARTURO SERRANO
  • PATRICIA GÓMEZ
  • URIBE ASIS ANASTASIO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2009.001.576

Keywords:

marine sponges, Porifera, Coral reefs, Veracruz, Mexico

Abstract

A CHECKLIST OF MARINE SPONGE SPECIES (PORIFERA: DEMOSPONGIAE) FROM TUXPAN REEF; VERACRUZ; MEXICO; COLLECTED DURING 2004; 2005 AND 2006 BY FREE AND SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT; IS PRESENTED. THE RESULTS SHOW THE PRESENCE OF 18 SPECIES BELONGING TO 13 GENERA AND 13 FAMILIES. 17 SPEICES REPRESENT NEW RECORDS FOR THE NORTHERN CORAL REEFS OF VERACRUZ; AND THE 18TH SPECIES (APLYSINA CAULIFORMIS CARTER; 1882) IS A NEW RECORD FOR THE STATE. THIS INFORMATION MAY HELP TO DEFINE APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT; MONITORING AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES FOR THE CORAL REEFS OF THE NORTH OF VERACRUZ; WHICH HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AS A NATURAL PRESERVE AREA RECENTLY.

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Published

2009-04-01

How to Cite

GONZÁLEZ GANDARA, C., PATIÑO GARCÍA, A., SERRANO, A., GÓMEZ, P., & ASIS ANASTASIO, U. (2009). Checklist of marine sponges from Tuxpan Reef, Veracruz, Mexico. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 80(001). https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2009.001.576

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 001: abril

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA