Drift macroalgal distribution in northern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Drift macroalgae, often found in clumps or mats adjacent to or within seagrass beds, can increase the value of seagrass beds as habitat for nekton via added food resources and structural complexity.
Kelly M. Correia +10 more
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Polyclads (Platyhelminthes) in the southern Gulf of Mexico: unveiling biodiversity and descriptions of two new species [PDF]
ZooKeysThe order Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) in Mexico has historically received limited attention from researchers, primarily due to challenges associated with its low detectability and the scarcity of specialists.
Daniel Cuadrado +3 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2021 The black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an Endangered seabird endemic to the western North Atlantic. Although estimated at ~1000 breeding pairs, only ~100 nests have been located at 2 sites in Haiti and 3 sites in the Dominican Republic.
PGR Jodice +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium (Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM), 2020) was founded in 2015 as a consortium of scientific research and consulting services, specializing in multidisciplinary projects related to the potential ...
Julieta Rodríguez-Salazar +4 more
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First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
Check List, 2018 Colonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O.
Norberto A. Colín García +4 more
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First record of Pseudaeginella arraialensis (Amphipoda: Caprellidea) from the Gulf of Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2020 During a sampling campaign in Puerto Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, several specimens of the caprellid Pseudaeginella arraialensis were collected. They were attached to buoys as part of fouling communities between 0.5-12 m depth.
Ignacio Winfield +1 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). The mitogenome was found to contain 14,990 base pairs (67.53% A + T content), with a total of 37 genes (13 protein coding, 22 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal ...
Lauren E. Hamilton +4 more
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Taxonomy and diversity of a little-known diatom genus Simonsenia (Bacillariaceae) in the marine littoral: novel taxa from the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Background and aims – The diatom genus Simonsenia has been considered for some time a minor taxon, limited in its distribution to fresh and slightly brackish waters.
Byoung-Seok Kim +9 more
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Botanical Sciences, 2020 Background: There are few studies about Nemacystus on the Atlantic coast, and N. howei has been reported only once for Mexico; that record, however, did not provide a description of this species.
Ileana Ortegón-Aznar +3 more
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A new species of Deutella (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) from the Gulf of Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 A new species of the genus Deutella Mayer, 1890 is described and illustrated, and a key to identify the Deutella species from the Gulf of Mexico is given.
Ignacio Winfield Aguilar +1 more
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