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First record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Actiniidae) on the Pacific coast of Central America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2012

F.H. Acuña ,
J. Alvarado ,
A. Garese  and
J. Cortés
F.H. Acuña*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
J. Alvarado
Affiliation:
Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
A. Garese
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
J. Cortés
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR), Ciudad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, 11501–2060 San José, Costa Rica Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, 11501–2060 San José, Costa Rica
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F.H. Acuña, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata. Argentina email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We report the first record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens on the Pacific coast of Central America. Five specimens from Mata Limón (Costa Rica) were collected from rocks of a man-made breakwater at sub-tidal level. Images of live specimens are presented. A map with its worldwide distribution is included and we concluded that this actiniarian can be considered widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

Keywords

sea anemoneAnthopleura nigrescensPacific coastCosta RicaCentral America
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e24
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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