First record of the sea anemone Anthopleura mariscali outside the Galápagos Archipelago
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2017-03Author
Quesada, Andrés J.
Acuña, Fabián H.
Cortés Núñez, Jorge
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The sea anemone Anthopleura mariscali Daly and
Fautin 2004 is described as an endemic species of the
Galápagos Archipelago. Its authors suggested that it may have
been overlooked elsewhere because of its small size and
because it is usually found inside cracks and crevices.
This report presents the first record of A. mariscali outside
its type locality. Eight specimens were collected
from a rocky promontory in Playa Agujas, Puntarenas,
on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Analyses of their
cnida composition are presented along with images of
some live sea anemones
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10.1007/s12526-016-0445-xCollections
- Biología [1644]