Some intertidal and shallow water polychaetes of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica / Poliquetos de la zona intermareal y aguas someras de la costa del Caribe costarricense
Rev. biol. trop
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65(1): 127-152, Jan.-Mar. 2017.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
AbstractThe polychaete fauna of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica has been inadequately characterized with only nine species previously reported. Collections of polychaetes from intertidal coralline rocks and several shallow sub-tidal sites on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica have been examined and 68 species were identified. Of these, 66 are new records for Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 65 (1) 127-152. Epub 2017 March 01.
RESUMEN
ResumenLa fauna de poliquetos en la costa del Caribe costarricense se ha descrito inadecuadamente con solo 9 especies reportadas anteriormente. Se estudiaron los poliquetos de de las rocas coralinas intermereales y varios sitios submareales someros en la costa del Caribe costarricense y se identificaron 68 especies, de las cuales 66 son nuevos registros para Costa Rica.
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Main subject:
Polychaeta
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Seawater
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Biodiversity
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Costa Rica
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. biol. trop
Journal subject:
Biology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Massachusetts/US
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