Abstract

JEREZ-GUERRERO, Mauricio; RIVERA-GOMEZ, Marisol; VALENCIA, Bellineth  and  GIRALDO, Alan. NEW RECORD OF Phylliroe bucephala (GASTROPODA, NUDIBRANCHIA) IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OF COLOMBIA. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2024, vol.29, n.2, pp.173-177.  Epub May 01, 2024. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v29n2.106895.

Phylliroe bucephala is a nudibranch notable for having a laterally compressed body and a pelagic lifestyle. Although P. bucephala is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, it has not been recorded in the Colombian Pacific. Here we report the presence of the species in the coastal zone of Nuquí and Pizarro, two localities of Chocó - Colombia, and describe the main characteristics of the specimens collected.

Keywords : Coastal areas; Geographical distribution; Mollusca; Taxonomy; Zooplankton.

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