New record of the irregular sea urchin Rhynobrissus cuneus (Echinoidea: Brissidae)

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Auteur principal: Alejandra Martínez-Melo
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contents New record of the irregular sea urchin Rhynobrissus cuneus (Echinoidea: Brissidae) Alejandra Martínez-Melo Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras Biología SEM Spatangoida distribution Gulf of Mexico Rhynobrissus cuneus is a rare sea urchin species from the northern Atlantic Ocean. This echinoid was first described from 2 specimens collected in North Carolina, USA in 1956, and no other specimens have been reported since. We describe the external morphology of 7 specimens of R. cuneus collected in the state of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. This record extends the southern range of this species and provides further data on its habitat and bathymetric distribution. The species may eventually prove to have a wide but patchy distribution. 2014 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42531364019 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.2 Vol.85
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spellingShingle New record of the irregular sea urchin Rhynobrissus cuneus (Echinoidea: Brissidae)
Alejandra Martínez-Melo
Biología
SEM
Spatangoida
distribution
Gulf of Mexico
New record of the irregular sea urchin Rhynobrissus cuneus (Echinoidea: Brissidae) Alejandra Martínez-Melo Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras Biología SEM Spatangoida distribution Gulf of Mexico Rhynobrissus cuneus is a rare sea urchin species from the northern Atlantic Ocean. This echinoid was first described from 2 specimens collected in North Carolina, USA in 1956, and no other specimens have been reported since. We describe the external morphology of 7 specimens of R. cuneus collected in the state of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. This record extends the southern range of this species and provides further data on its habitat and bathymetric distribution. The species may eventually prove to have a wide but patchy distribution. 2014 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42531364019 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.2 Vol.85
title New record of the irregular sea urchin Rhynobrissus cuneus (Echinoidea: Brissidae)
topic Biología
SEM
Spatangoida
distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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