First record of Ophioderma ensiferum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the southeastern continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and from an anchialine cave

Authors

  • Yoalli Quetzalli Hernández Díaz
  • Francisco Alonso Solís Marín
  • Fernando Nuno Dias Marques Simoes
  • Laura Sanvicente-Añorve

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.30737

Keywords:

new record, Alacranes Reef, ophiuroid, Yucatan, Quintana Roo

Abstract

Two specimens of Ophioderma ensiferum Hendler and Miller, 1984 were collected at 2 different localitiesin the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. The first one collected at Alacranes Reef, Yucatán, a transition zone between theGulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and the second one in an anchialine cave located in Cozumel Island, QuintanaRoo. These records expand the known distribution of the species to the southern part of the continental shelf of theGulf of Mexico. This finding represents the first record of this ophiuroid on the continental shelf of Mexico, and alsothe first record of this species in an anchialine cave.

Author Biographies

Yoalli Quetzalli Hernández Díaz

Maestría en Ciencias en Biología MarinaLaboratorio de Sistemática y Ecología de EquinodermosICML, UNAM

Francisco Alonso Solís Marín

Dr. Francisco A. Solís-MarínJefe de la Unidad Académica Ecología y Biodiversidad Acuática.Colección Nacional de Equinodermos"Dra. Ma. E. Caso Muñoz"Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y LimnologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoCircuito Universitario s/nDeleg. CoyoacánMexico, D,F.,CP. 04510Tel. (52) 56-22-58-43

Fernando Nuno Dias Marques Simoes

Dr. Fernando Nuno Dias Marques Simoes Profesor Asociado C de TCFacultad de Ciencias, UNAM.

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Published

2013-06-26

How to Cite

Hernández Díaz, Y. Q., Solís Marín, F. A., Dias Marques Simoes, F. N., & Sanvicente-Añorve, L. (2013). First record of Ophioderma ensiferum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the southeastern continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and from an anchialine cave. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 84(2). https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.30737

Issue

Vol. 84 No. 2 (2013): Junio, 2013

Section

NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)