Abstract

MANRIQUE-RODRIGUEZ, Nelson  and  BORRERO-PEREZ, Giomar H.. FIRST RECORD OF BRITTLE-STAR SCHIZOSTELLA BIFURCATA (ECHINODERMATA: OPHIUROIDEA) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. investig. mar. Costeras [online]. 2017, vol.46, n.1, pp.205-209. ISSN 0122-9761.

This paper reports Schizostella bifurcata, a member of the family Gorgonocephalidae for the first time in the Colombian Caribbean. This report is based on specimens collected from the continental shelf of Santa Marta bay, where the species was found associated with gorgonians.

Keywords : Ophiuroids; Taxonomy; First record; Continental shelf; Colombian Caribbean.

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