Vol. 42 No. 1 (2013)
Scientific Notes

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

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

Published 2016-01-01

Keywords

  • Hydroid colony,
  • Porpita porpita,
  • blue button,
  • Playa Blanca

How to Cite

1.
Rico L, Baigorri Álvaro, Lecompte OP. FIRST RECORD FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN OF PORPITA PORPITA (LINNAEUS) (HYDROZOA: PORPITIDAE). Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 24];42(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/67

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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