The invasive brittle star Ophiothela mirabilis Verrill, 1867 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in the southwestern Atlantic: filling gaps of distribution, with comments on an octocoral host

ABSTRACT: Ophiothela mirabilis is native to the Pacific Ocean and has recently invaded the Caribbean and the southwestern Atlantic. In this study, using SCUBA diving techniques, we observed specimens of the invasive O. mirabilis in association with an octocoral host (Leptogorgia punicea) at the equa...

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Autores principales: Thé de-Araújo,Jorge, de-Oliveira-Soares,Marcelo, Matthews-Cascon,Helena, Correia-Monteiro,Felipe Augusto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2018000501123
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