First record of the sea anemone Bunodosoma californicum (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

We report the first record of the sea anemone Bunodosoma californicum on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, extending its southern distribution. Four specimens were collected from an artificial breakwater in Mata de Limón, Puntarenas. We present images of the live specimens and analyses of their cnida...

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Autores: Quesada, Andrés J., Acuña, Fabián H., Cortés Núñez, Jorge
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2015
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositório:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/75285
Acesso em linha:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/marine-biodiversity-records/article/first-record-of-the-sea-anemone-bunodosoma-californicum-cnidaria-actiniaria-on-the-pacific-coast-of-costa-rica/FB62563E207A615AD189082694CE6528
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/75285
Access Level:Acesso embargado
Palavra-chave:Actiniidae
Bunodosoma californicum
Central America
Costa Rica
Pacific coast
Sea anemone
593.672 86 Anthozoa
Descrição
Resumo:We report the first record of the sea anemone Bunodosoma californicum on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, extending its southern distribution. Four specimens were collected from an artificial breakwater in Mata de Limón, Puntarenas. We present images of the live specimens and analyses of their cnidae composition.