Scientific Notes
FIRST RECORD OF BRITTLE-STAR SCHIZOSTELLA BIFURCATA (ECHINODERMATA: OPHIUROIDEA) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN
Published 2017-06-30
Keywords
- Ophiuroids,
- Taxonomy,
- First record,
- Continental shelf,
- Colombian Caribbean.
How to Cite
1.
Manrique-Rodríguez N, Borrero-Pérez GH. FIRST RECORD OF BRITTLE-STAR SCHIZOSTELLA BIFURCATA (ECHINODERMATA: OPHIUROIDEA) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 May 9];46(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/724
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Abstract
This paper reports Schizostella bifurcata, a member of the family Gorgonocephalidae for the first time in the Colombian Caribbean. This report is based on specimens collected from the continental shelf of Santa Marta bay, where the species was found associated with gorgonians.
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