First records and range extension of Ophioblenna antillensis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Gulf of Mexico

First records and range extension of Ophioblenna antillensis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Gulf of Mexico

The geographic distribution of Ophioblenna antillensis Lütken, 1859 is extended inside the Gulf of Mexico. This species is otherwise known in the Caribbean region as the “slimy snake of the Antilles”, and is recognizable by soft skin covering the entire body, arms 5 times the disc diameter with big...

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Main Authors: Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín, Tania Pineda-Enríquez, Yoalli Quetzalli Hernández-Díaz, Daniela Yepes-Gaurisas, Carlos González-Gándara, Alejandro Granados-Barba, Fernando Nuno Dias Marques Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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New record
Alacranes Reef
Ophioblenna
Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1204
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