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Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
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2018-01Registro en:
Mendoza Becerril, María A.; Simões, Nuno; Genzano, Gabriel Nestor; Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; Bulletin of Marine Science; 94; 1; 1-2018; 125-142
0007-4977
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Mendoza Becerril, María A.
Simões, Nuno
Genzano, Gabriel Nestor
Resumen
Here, we provide the first list of shallowwater hydroids for Alacranes Reef, Mexico, comprising 49 species in 33 genera. The most speciose superorder was Leptothecata (36 species), with three particularly diverse families: Clytiidae, Sertulariidae, and Plumulariidae. Three species were recorded for the first time in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and 13 for the south-central GoM. The majority of fauna was substrate generalist with specific distributions: 38 hydroid species occurred on natural reefs, 18 on artificial reefs, 9 on drifting Sargassum spp., and 8 on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum K.D. Koenig. Our results significantly increase knowledge of the hydroids from Mexican waters. This is an important step toward detecting non-native species in the near future, as well as for improving and designing new conservation programs in the area.