Open AccessNUEVE PRIMEROS REGISTROS DE CORALES AZOOXANTHELADOS (ANTHOZOA: SCLERACTINIA) DEL CARIBE COLOMBIANO (200 -500 M)
Author(s) -
Patricia Lattig,
Javier Reyes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boletin de investigaciones marinas y costeras/boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2590-4671
pISSN - 0122-9761
DOI - 10.25268/bimc.invemar.2001.30.0.297
Subject(s) - scleractinia , anthozoa , coral , biology , geography , oceanography , cnidaria , ecology , geology
Dunng INVEMAR-MACROFAUNA cruises (1998 - 1999), carried out along the upper continental slope of the Colombian Caribboan. 26 spocios of corals were collected, nine ol them are first records for the area. Tho distribution ranges of Potymyces tragibs and Fungiacyathus cnspus aro oxtondod to tho north coast of Colombia. The distribution ranges of Schuocyathus tnssihs, Balanophyllia cyathoides, B. palitera and B. bayen are extended to tho southom Caribbean. It is presented a list of the azooxanthellate coral spocies of tho Colombian Canbbean.