First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat

Abstract The anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula has been extensively studied since the 1980's. “Sea spiders” or Pycnogonida, have never been found in these systems before. A record for Anoplodactylus batangensis (Helfer, 1938) from a cenote (sinkhole) in the Yucatan...

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Autores principales:	Alvarez,Fernando, Ojeda,Margarita
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2018
Materias:	Anoplodactylus batangensis anchialine sinkhole cenote cave Quintana Roo
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20180001002192018-04-17First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitatAlvarez,FernandoOjeda,Margarita Anoplodactylus batangensis anchialine sinkhole cenote cave Quintana Roo Abstract The anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula has been extensively studied since the 1980's. “Sea spiders” or Pycnogonida, have never been found in these systems before. A record for Anoplodactylus batangensis (Helfer, 1938) from a cenote (sinkhole) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico is presented herein. The pycnogonid was found in waters of the cenote Nohoch Nah Chich, part of the Sac Actun anchialine system, in the State of Quintana Roo. This species was already reported from the northeastern shore of the Yucatan Peninsula, however the record we present herein constitutes the first time a pycnogonid is reported from an anchialine habitat. A brief description of the female A. batangensis is presented for the first time.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.46 n.1 20182018-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2018000100219en10.3856/vol46-issue1-fulltext-21
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topic	Anoplodactylus batangensis anchialine sinkhole cenote cave Quintana Roo
spellingShingle	Anoplodactylus batangensis anchialine sinkhole cenote cave Quintana Roo Alvarez,Fernando Ojeda,Margarita First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
description	Abstract The anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula has been extensively studied since the 1980's. “Sea spiders” or Pycnogonida, have never been found in these systems before. A record for Anoplodactylus batangensis (Helfer, 1938) from a cenote (sinkhole) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico is presented herein. The pycnogonid was found in waters of the cenote Nohoch Nah Chich, part of the Sac Actun anchialine system, in the State of Quintana Roo. This species was already reported from the northeastern shore of the Yucatan Peninsula, however the record we present herein constitutes the first time a pycnogonid is reported from an anchialine habitat. A brief description of the female A. batangensis is presented for the first time.
author	Alvarez,Fernando Ojeda,Margarita
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title	First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
title_short	First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
title_full	First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
title_fullStr	First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
title_full_unstemmed	First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
title_sort	first record of a sea spider (pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2018
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First record of a sea spider (Pycnogonida) from an anchialine habitat

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