New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean

Narcissia ahearnae is a starfish found on hard substrates with a thin surface of fine sediment. This species has been collected in Florida and The Bahamas at depths of 53–135 m. This paper presents a new record of this species for the Mexican Caribbean (23°17'04" N, 87°57'04" W)...

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Main Authors: Carolina Martín-Cao-Romero, Tayra Parada-Zárate, Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín, Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2017-02-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1630
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author Carolina Martín-Cao-Romero
Tayra Parada-Zárate
Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín
Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras
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description Narcissia ahearnae is a starfish found on hard substrates with a thin surface of fine sediment. This species has been collected in Florida and The Bahamas at depths of 53–135 m. This paper presents a new record of this species for the Mexican Caribbean (23°17'04" N, 87°57'04" W), on the northern coast of Quintana Roo, which extends its distribution range to its southernmost limit. A bathymetric range extension is also presented.
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spelling doaj-art-4f174eca80234a3eaaa370687ac3ce762025-08-20T02:58:51ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062017-02-0188110.1016/j.rmb.2017.01.010New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican CaribbeanCarolina Martín-Cao-Romero0Tayra Parada-Zárate1Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín2Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Narcissia ahearnae is a starfish found on hard substrates with a thin surface of fine sediment. This species has been collected in Florida and The Bahamas at depths of 53–135 m. This paper presents a new record of this species for the Mexican Caribbean (23°17'04" N, 87°57'04" W), on the northern coast of Quintana Roo, which extends its distribution range to its southernmost limit. A bathymetric range extension is also presented. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1630First recordAsteroideaYucatánQuintana Roo
spellingShingle Carolina Martín-Cao-Romero
Tayra Parada-Zárate
Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín
Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras
New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
First record
Asteroidea
Yucatán
Quintana Roo
title New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
title_full New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
title_fullStr New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
title_short New record of the starfish Narcissia ahearnae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican Caribbean
title_sort new record of the starfish narcissia ahearnae echinodermata asteroidea in the mexican caribbean
topic First record
Asteroidea
Yucatán
Quintana Roo
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1630
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