First record of Phialella quadrata and range extension of eight species of hydromedusae (Hydrozoa) in the Western Atlantic Ocean

The new records provided here extend the geographic distribution know of nine hydromedusae species collected in the Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The record of Phialella quadrata is the first one for the Western Atlantic Ocean, while Ectopleura dumortieri is registered for the first time in the...

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Published inHidrobiológica Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 257 - 267
Main Authors Mendoza Becerril, MA, Ocana Luna, A, Sanchez Ramirez, M, Segura Puertas, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.12.2009
Subjects
Bougainvillia superciliaris
Clytia folleata
Ectopleura dumortieri
Hydromedusae
Hydrozoa
Marine
Nemopsis bachei
Phialella quadrata
Sarsia tubulosa
Tamaulipa
ASW, USA, Texas, Laguna Madre
ASW, Mexico, Tamaulipas
ASW, Mexico Gulf
ASW, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Madre Lagoon
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Summary:The new records provided here extend the geographic distribution know of nine hydromedusae species collected in the Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The record of Phialella quadrata is the first one for the Western Atlantic Ocean, while Ectopleura dumortieri is registered for the first time in the Gulf of Mexico and Clytia folleata in the north of the same gulf. The geographic distribution of Bougainvillia superciliaris, Nemopsis bachei, Sarsia tubulosa and Clytia globosa is extended to a lower latitude, while Eirene tenuis and Octophialucium medium increase to a higher latitude.
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ISSN:0188-8897