Un encuentro de madracis Myriaster (Milne-Edwards & Haime) (Scleractinia) en la Bahía de Santa Marta, Colombia
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Date
1977
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Se reporta un encuentro de M. myriaster (MILNE-EDWARDS & HAIME) en la Bahía de Santa Marta, Colombia. Según reportes anteriores, esta especie parece preferir profundidades grandes y no ha sido reportada anteriormente por buzos. Se discute el problema de la profundidad limitada de las formaciones coralina en la región de Santa Marta. Uno de los factores derminantes en este fenómeno parece ser la turbidez del agua, ouc se presenta en varios meses del año.A finding of M. myriaster (MILNE-EDWARDS & HAIML) is reported from Santa Marta Bay, Colombia. According to former reports ít is esscntially a deep-sea form and never has been found befors by divers. The problem of the depth limitation of the coral formation in the Santa Marta area is discussed. One of the factors most responslble for this phenomenon seems to be the water turbidity in various months of the year.
Journal
Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta BetínIssue/Article Nr
9Publisher or University
INVEMAR, Santa Marta (Colombia)