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New records of sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) at Islas Marietas, Central Mexican Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2015

Rosa Carmen Sotelo-Casas ,
Amílcar Leví Cupul-Magaña ,
Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín  and
Alma Paola Rodríguez-Troncoso
Rosa Carmen Sotelo-Casas
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Ecología Marina, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Universidad 203, Puerto Vallarta, 48280, Jalisco, México
Amílcar Leví Cupul-Magaña
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Ecología Marina, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Universidad 203, Puerto Vallarta, 48280, Jalisco, México
Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín
Affiliation:
Colección Nacional de Equinodermos “Dra. Ma. E. Caso Muñoz”, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (ICML), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Apdo. Postal 70-305, 04510, D.F.México
Alma Paola Rodríguez-Troncoso*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Ecología Marina, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Universidad 203, Puerto Vallarta, 48280, Jalisco, México
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.P. Rodríguez-Troncoso, Laboratorio de Ecología Marina, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Universidad 203, Puerto Vallarta, 48280, Jalisco, México email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sea cucumbers (phylum Echinodermata) are common members of benthic communities in many marine ecosystems. They function as nutrient recyclers and bioturbators of soft bottoms, and are preyed upon by birds, fishes, mollusks, crustaceans and other taxa. In the Central Mexican Pacific, Islas Marietas harbours a complex and diverse community of corals and benthic invertebrates, with a particularly well-represented assemblage of echinoderms. However, little is known about the diversity of holothurians in the area. Between 2012 and 2014 a bimonthly census was conducted at Islas Marietas, and seven species were recorded for the first time at this location: Holothuria (Halodeima) inornata, Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla, Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis, Neocucumis veleronis, Lissothuria ornata, Afrocucumis ovulum and Pachythyone pseudolugubris. The absence of previous records of these species may be associated with their low densities and cryptic habits. This report acts to fill a critical knowledge gap in the distribution of holothurians in the eastern tropical Pacific and highlights the under-appreciated biodiversity of this Natural Protected Area.

Keywords

Aspidochirotidaeastern tropical PacificDendrochirotidamarine invertebratessea cucumbersubtropical species
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e101
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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