Primeros registros de medusas (Cubozoa, Scyphozoa), sifonóforos (Hydrozoa) y ctenóforos (Tentaculata) del Sistema Arrecifal Lobos-Tuxpan, México = First records of jellyfish (Cubozoa, Scyphozoa), siphonophores (Hydrozoa), and ctenophores (Tentaculata) in the Lobos-Tuxpan Reef System, Mexico
Flores-Galicia, L.; de la Cruz-Francisco, V. (2018). Primeros registros de medusas (Cubozoa, Scyphozoa), sifonóforos (Hydrozoa) y ctenóforos (Tentaculata) del Sistema Arrecifal Lobos-Tuxpan, México = First records of jellyfish (Cubozoa, Scyphozoa), siphonophores (Hydrozoa), and ctenophores (Tentaculata) in the Lobos-Tuxpan Reef System, Mexico. Cicimar Océanides 33(1): 25-38
In: Cicimar Océanides. Instituto Politécnico Nacional: La Paz. ISSN 1870-0713, more
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Jellyfish; reef; protected natural area; toxins; Veracruz |
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- Flores-Galicia, L.
- de la Cruz-Francisco, V.
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Jellyfish, siphonophores and ctenophores are ecologically important organisms due to their role as voracious predators in the trophic chain, which in high densities may cause economic problems. There is knowledge of the taxonomic wealth of these macrozooplanktonic animals in the Mexican coasts of the Gulf of Mexico, but it is still unknown what species are found in the coral reefs from the north of Veracruz. This study presents the first records of this group for the Lobos-Tuxpan Reef System. Three species of jellyfish, one siphonophore and two ctenophores, were identified through photographic records belonging to the Tuxpan, Enmedio, Tanhuijo, Oro Verde and Lobos reefs. For the first time, the species Cyanea sp. for the South-West of the Gulf of Mexico and Cestum veneris for the Veracruz coast are recorded. The species Aurelia aurita (jellyfish), Physalia physalis (siphonophore) and Mnemiopsis leidyi (ctenephore) were observed in most of the studied reefs. The information provided here may be useful in the tourist sector to avoid toxic jellyfish and siphonophores. |
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