Title
Three new records of asteroids (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Peru
Other title
Tres nuevos registros de asteroideos (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) de Perú
Date Issued
01 December 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Asociacion de Biologos de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this work is to present three new shallow water (4 - >50 m) records of asteroids (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) for the Peruvian fauna: Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840, Paulia horrida Gray 1840 and Meyenaster gelatinosus (Meyen, 1834). Astropecten regalis geographical distribution is known that ranges from Gulf of California to Panama, this discovery extends its distribution to Mancora, Peru. Paulia horrida is known from Baja California to Isla Cocos, Costa Rica, and this record extends its southern distribution limit to Punta Sal, Peru. Meyenaster gelatinosus was considered endemic to Chilean waters, however, this record confirm its presence in Peru extending its northern distribution limit to San Juan de Marcona, Peru. Morphological and habitat information on this four species is provided, together with live pictures.
Start page
319
End page
324
Volume
18
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044843453
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
1561-0837
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