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First record of the epiphyte sea anemone Bunodeopsis pelagica in the Mexican Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2023

Ricardo González-Muñoz Open the ORCID record for Ricardo González-Muñoz [Opens in a new window] ,
Judith Sánchez-Rodríguez ,
Nuno Simões Open the ORCID record for Nuno Simões [Opens in a new window] ,
José Luis Tello-Musi  and
Fabián H. Acuña Open the ORCID record for Fabián H. Acuña [Opens in a new window]
Ricardo González-Muñoz*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET – Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
Judith Sánchez-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales Puerto Morelos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nuno Simões
Affiliation:
Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación en Sisal, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Puerto de Abrigo, Sisal, C.P. 97356, Yucatán, Mexico Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera (LANRESC), Sisal, Yucatán, Mexico
José Luis Tello-Musi
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Zoología, FES-Iztacala, UNAM, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, C.P. 54090, Estado de México, Mexico
Fabián H. Acuña
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET – Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina Estación Científica Coiba (Coiba-AIP), Clayton, Panamá, Republic of Panama
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Corresponding author: Ricardo González-Muñoz; Email: ricordea.gonzalez@gmail.com
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Abstract

Bunodeopsis pelagica is one of the few species of sea anemones known to be found in the floating algae of Sargassum spp. It has been reported in the North Atlantic, particularly in the Canary Islands and the coast of Jamaica. The present study is the first to report the occurrence of B. pelagica in the Mexican Atlantic, found as epiphyte on Sargassum natans off Alacranes reef (southern Gulf of Mexico) and in Puerto Morelos reef (Mexican Caribbean), revealing that this species is much more widespread than has been reported. Bunodeopsis pelagica is mainly distinguished from other species of Bunodeopsis by having simple minute protuberances on its column, while its congeners have larger and much more developed vesicular projections. With the record of B. pelagica, the number of known species of actiniarian sea anemones from the Mexican Atlantic increases to 23.

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ActiniariaBoloceroididaeCaribbean Seaepiphyteseaweedsouthern Gulf of Mexico

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 103 , 2023 , e38
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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