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Two new records of sea anemones (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) from the Eastern Pacific coast of El Salvador

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Two species of the genus Actinostella Duchassaing, 1850 are documented for the first time on the coasts of El Salvador: A. bradleyi (Verrill, 1869) and A. californica (McMurrich, 1893). Both species are briefly described, and images of live specimens showing their main external features are provided, as well as images of histological sections showing some taxonomic characteristics of their internal anatomy. These two species are distinguished from each other primarily by the number of tentacles, the number of mesentery pairs, the arrangement of gametogenic tissue, and some differences in their cnidom. The record of these two species in El Salvador increases the number of sea anemones recorded for the country to 12. Additionally, an updated list of sea anemone species documented in El Salvador is provided.

Source: Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS)

DOI: 10.47193/mafis.3812025010107

Authors: Adriana Ramírez-Orellana, Johanna Segovia, Fabián H. Acuña, Agustín Garese, Ricardo González-Muñoz

Institutions: University of El Salvador, Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP), Francisco Gavidia University, National University of Mar del Plata, Institute of Marine and Coastal Research

Language: English

Topic: Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México