Checklist of benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54ºS–56ºS)
Schejter, L.; Genzano, G.; Pérez, C.D.; Acuña, F.; Cordeiro, R.T.S.; Silva, R.A.; Garese, A.; Bremec, C.S. (2020). Checklist of benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54ºS–56ºS). Zootaxa 4878(2): 201-239. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.1
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Burdwood Bank, Richness, Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, Benthic Communities, Argentina, Coelenterata |
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- Schejter, L.
- Genzano, G.
- Pérez, C.D.
- Acuña, F.
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- Cordeiro, R.T.S.
- Silva, R.A.
- Garese, A.
- Bremec, C.S.
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| Abstract |
In this study we provide an updated checklist of benthic Cnidaria from SW Atlantic Ocean that comprised the Marine Protected Areas Namuncurá I and II, located at Burdwood bank, and other neighbouring locations. A total of 88 taxa was recorded: 36 hydrozoans and 52 anthozoans from which 32 were octocorals, 10 scleractinian corals, 8 sea anemones and 2 zoanthids. Burdwood bank presented the highest richness considering that 87% of the recorded species inhabit this plateau or its slope. Besides some common species widely distributed in the studied sub-areas, at least 24 species represent new distributional records while few were exclusively recorded at Burdwood bank. The inventory here provided will help to identify key habitat-forming species in a complex habitat where marine animal forests and vulnerable marine ecosystems were previously detected. It will be also a very valuable tool for the management and monitoring of the sub-areas under protection. |
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