Primeros registros e intervalos de distribución de Holothuria (Theelothuria) princeps Selenka, 1867 (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Holothuriidae) en el golfo de Morrosquillo, Caribe Colombiano

Authors

  • Carlos Carlos Nisperuza-Pérez Universidad de Córdoba
  • Jorge Quirós-Rodríguez Universidad de Córdoba
  • Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2019.54.1.1673

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Sea cucumber, New records, Colombia

Abstract

The geographic distribution of Holothuria (Theelothuria) princeps in Colombian Caribbean is extended inside the Gulf of Morrosquillo, based on 7 individuals collected in Banco de Arena sector, Córdoba. A morphological description of this species record with color figures and scanning electron microscopy images of their ossicles is provided. This finding increases the spatial distribution of this species in the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

Published

2019-05-10

How to Cite

Carlos Nisperuza-Pérez, C., Quirós-Rodríguez, J., & Solís-Marín, F. A. (2019). Primeros registros e intervalos de distribución de Holothuria (Theelothuria) princeps Selenka, 1867 (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Holothuriidae) en el golfo de Morrosquillo, Caribe Colombiano. Revista De Biología Marina yOceanografía, 54(1), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2019.54.1.1673

Issue

Section

Research Note