Published October 2021
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Journal article
First record of the genus Leptopentacta (Cucumariidae: Colochirinae) for the Nicaraguan Caribbean
Creators
- 1. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Laboratorio de Sistematica y Ecologia de Equinodermos, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico)
- 2. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua-Leon, Departamento de Biologia, C.P. 21000, Leon (Nicaragua)
- 3. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, C.P. 04510, Coyoacan, Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico)
- 4. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Facultad de Ciencias, Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico)
Description
The genus Leptopentacta has only been previously reported from Florida, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Suriname. To present the first record of the genus for Nicaragua. The morpho-logical characters of Nicaraguan material at the Smithsonian Institution (USNM 1014529), were corroborated with the original description. The five specimens collected in the Nicaraguan Caribbean match the genus. Leptopentacta is reported for the first time from the Nicaraguan Caribbean Sea. This increases the number of Nicaraguan echinoderms to 194 species. (author)
Availability note (English)
Available on-line https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/46329/46051Abstract (Spanish)
El genero Leptopentacta solo ha sido reportado previamente en Florida, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica y Surinam. Presentar el primer registro del genero para Nicaragua. Los caracteres morfologicos del material nicaraguense del Smithsonian Institution (USNM 1014529), fueron corroborados con la descripcion original. Los cinco especimenes recolectados en el Caribe nicaraguense coinciden con el genero. Leptopentacta se reporta por primera vez en el Mar Caribe de Nicaragua. Esto aumenta el numero de equinodermos nicaraguenses a 194 especies. (autor)Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Primer registro del genero Leptopentacta (Cucumariidae: Colochirinae) en el Caribe nicaraguense
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revista de Biologia Tropical (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 69
- Journal Issue
- suppl.1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 80-88
- ISSN
- 2215-2075
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Costa Rica
- Country of Input or Organization
- Costa Rica
- INIS RN
- 54096661
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; COASTAL REGIONS; COMPILED DATA; ECHINODERMS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EVALUATED DATA; IMAGE SCANNERS; MORPHOLOGY; NICARAGUA; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; SEAS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BENTHOS; CENTRAL AMERICA; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION; INVERTEBRATES; LATIN AMERICA; MICROSCOPES; NUMERICAL DATA; SURFACE WATERS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Figs., refs.