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Fouling fan worms (Annelida, Sabellidae) from northern and central Mexican Pacific marinas and ports

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Seven species of fouling sabellid worms are here reported attached to artificial submerged structures (fixed and floating docks, ropes, buoys, rafts, pilings, pneumatic tires and hull of vessels) from 68 localities in marinas and ports from Baja California, Baja California Sur, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa (western Mexico). Acromegalomma coloratum (Chamberlin, 1919), Notaulax californica (Treadwell, 1906), Parasabella pallida Moore, 1923, and Pseudobranchiomma schizogenica Tovar-Hernández & Dean, 2014 are reported for many new localities. Parasabella rugosa (Moore, 1904), described from San Diego, constitutes a new record for Mexico. Paradialychone ecaudata (Moore, 1923) is first recorded as biofouler, and Pseudopotamilla sp. is probably a new species.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16170727

Authors: Tovar-Hernández, M.A, de León-González, J.A, Díaz-Castañeda, V., Galván-Villa, C.M., García-Garza, M.E., Salazar-Silva, P.

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tecnológico Nacional de México

Language: English

Topic: Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949522321

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