FIRST RECORD OF THE JELLYFIH OF THE GENUS LYCHNORHIZA (CNIDARIA: SCYPHOZOA: RHIZOSTOMEAE: LYCHNORHIZIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

Authors

  • Cristina María Cedeño-Posso Cedeño Posso Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano sede Santa Marta, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingenierías, Programa de Biología Marina. Carrera 2 No. 11-68, Edifiio Mundo Marino, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Orlando Pedro Lecompte Pérez Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano sede Santa Marta, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingenierías, Programa de Biología Marina. Carrera 2 No. 11-68, Edifiio Mundo Marino, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2013.42.2.42

Keywords:

Jellyfih, Lychnorhizidae, Lychnorhiza lucerna, fist record, Colombian Caribbean

Abstract

This paper reports for the fist time in Colombia the jellyfih Lychnorhiza sp., aff. L. lucerna, based on seventeen individuals collected in front of Isla de Rosario (Magdalena). This jellyfih is one of the most common inhabitants in coastal waters from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina, but it was not recorded yet from the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Scientific Notes

How to Cite

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FIRST RECORD OF THE JELLYFIH OF THE GENUS LYCHNORHIZA (CNIDARIA: SCYPHOZOA: RHIZOSTOMEAE: LYCHNORHIZIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 May 24];42(2). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/42