Chrysogorgiidae (Octocorallia) recolectados durante las expediciones Macrofauna I y II en el Caribe colombiano
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2010
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Chrysogorgiidae (Octocorallia) collected during the macrofauna I y II expeditions to the Colombian CaribbeanAbstract
Se describen ejemplares de cuatro especies de octocorales de la familia Chrysogorgiidae (Chrysogorgia desbonni, C. elegans, C. thyrsiformis y Trichogorgia lyra) recolectados en el Caribe colombiano durante las exploraciones INVEMAR-Macrofauna I y II. Las tres especies de Chrysogorgia se encontraron entre 160 y 516 m de profundidad, mientras que T. lyra se recolectó en aguas someras entre 20 y 150 m de profundidad, ámbitos batimétricos anteriormente poco estudiados en el país, por lo que es un estudio de particular interés. Además se han identificado alrededor de 50 especies de diferentes octocorales a partir de este tipo de estudios. Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis se registra por primera vez en el Caribe colombiano. Por otro lado, se comenta la distribución geográfica y el ámbito batimétrico de todas estas especies en el Caribe y particularmente para Colombia.Four samples of octocorals in the family Chrysogorgiidae are described (Chrysogorgia desbonni, C. elegans and C. thyrsiformis and Trichogorgia lyra), collected in the Colombian Caribbean during the explorations INVEMAR-Macrofauna I and II. The three Chrysogorgia species were found between depths of 160 and 516 m, while T. lyra was collected in shallow waters between depths of 20 and 150 m, both bathymetric ranges which had not been widely studied in the country before, making this a particularly interesting study. Furthermore, nearly 50 species of various octocorals have been identified based on studies of this type. Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis is recorded for the first time for Colombian Caribbean. In the other hand, geographic distribution and bathymetric ranges are indicated for all these species in the Caribbean and particularly Colombia.
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Boletín de investigaciones marinas y costerasVolume
39Issue/Article Nr
2Publisher or University
INVEMAR, Santa Marta (Colombia)Collections