Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist

Introduction: The Gulf of Nicoya is the most important estuary on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Information on the presence of soft corals is scattered in the literature and in museum collections. Objective: To provide a list of soft corals reported for the estuary. Methods: We compiled the lite...

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Autores principales:	José A. Vargas, Odalisca Breedy
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Publicado:	Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) 2021
Materias:	Adelogorgia Carijoa Leptogorgia Muricea Pacifigorgia Eastern Tropical Pacific General Works A
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:52a82d8c34f44c83ab5601bf7ad807df2021-11-30T19:26:25ZSoft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist10.22458/urj.v13i2.39211659-42661659-441Xhttps://doaj.org/article/52a82d8c34f44c83ab5601bf7ad807df2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3921https://doaj.org/toc/1659-4266https://doaj.org/toc/1659-441X Introduction: The Gulf of Nicoya is the most important estuary on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Information on the presence of soft corals is scattered in the literature and in museum collections. Objective: To provide a list of soft corals reported for the estuary. Methods: We compiled the literature (2002-2020) and of the specimens deposited at the Museum of Zoology, University of Costa Rica. Results: Thirty species have been reported for the estuary (Clavulariidae, Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae). Most were collected on the eastern coast of the Nicoya Peninsula, and several species were described based on estuary specimens. Conclusion: The 30 species represent 79 % of those reported for Costa Rica. Despite this relatively high percentage, the sampling effort has been modest and other sites within the estuary should be explored. José A. VargasOdalisca BreedyUniversidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)articleAdelogorgiaCarijoaLeptogorgiaMuriceaPacifigorgiaEastern Tropical PacificGeneral WorksAENESCuadernos de investigación UNED, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic	Adelogorgia Carijoa Leptogorgia Muricea Pacifigorgia Eastern Tropical Pacific General Works A
spellingShingle	Adelogorgia Carijoa Leptogorgia Muricea Pacifigorgia Eastern Tropical Pacific General Works A José A. Vargas Odalisca Breedy Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
description	Introduction: The Gulf of Nicoya is the most important estuary on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Information on the presence of soft corals is scattered in the literature and in museum collections. Objective: To provide a list of soft corals reported for the estuary. Methods: We compiled the literature (2002-2020) and of the specimens deposited at the Museum of Zoology, University of Costa Rica. Results: Thirty species have been reported for the estuary (Clavulariidae, Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae). Most were collected on the eastern coast of the Nicoya Peninsula, and several species were described based on estuary specimens. Conclusion: The 30 species represent 79 % of those reported for Costa Rica. Despite this relatively high percentage, the sampling effort has been modest and other sites within the estuary should be explored.
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title	Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
title_short	Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
title_full	Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
title_fullStr	Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
title_full_unstemmed	Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist
title_sort	soft corals (cnidaria, alcyonacea) from the gulf of nicoya estuary, pacific of costa rica: a checklist
publisher	Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)
publishDate	2021
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Soft corals (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Pacific of Costa Rica: a checklist

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