PRIMER REGISTRO DEL GENERO Echineulima LUTZEN Y NIELSEN (GASTROPODA: EULIMIDAE), MOLUSCOS PARASITOS DE ERIZOS DE MAR EN LA ISLA DE GORGONA (PACIFICO COLOMBIANO)

Abstract

This paper reports for the first time for the tropical Eastern Pacific the genus Echineulima (Gastropoda: Eulimidae), a parasite of the sea urchin Centrostephanus coronatus, in coral reefs of Gorgona Island at 2 4 m depth. It seems likely that it is an undescribedspecies. This paper presents information abftut the snail including a brief description, size, habitat, and considerations about the effects of the parasite on the sea urchin. A discussión about the geographical distribution of the genus is also presented.