FIRST RECORD FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN OF PORPITA PORPITA (LINNAEUS) (HYDROZOA: PORPITIDAE)

Authors

  • Lina Rico Fundación para la Investigación Atlántida Marina (Fiatmar), Calle 12 No. 2-38, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Álvaro Baigorri Fundación para la Investigación Atlántida Marina (Fiatmar), Calle 12 No. 2-38, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Orlando Pedro Lecompte Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Programa de Biología Marina sede Santa Marta, Carrera 1 No. 11-68, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2013.42.1.67

Keywords:

Hydroid colony, Porpita porpita, blue button, Playa Blanca

Abstract

Two specimens of Porpita porpita were captured in Playa Blanca, Gaira Bay and the species reported for the fist time in the Colombian Caribbean. This paper collects bibliographic information about blue button (Hydrozoa: Porpitidae) hydroid colony.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Scientific Notes

How to Cite

1.
FIRST RECORD FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN OF PORPITA PORPITA (LINNAEUS) (HYDROZOA: PORPITIDAE). Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 May 31];42(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/67