Diversity and distribution of sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in two sites of the Caribbean Coast of Honduras.

  1. Verónica Caviedes 3
  2. Yolanda E. Camacho-García 15
  3. Juan Lucas Cervera 4
  4. Juan Carlos Carrasco 12
  1. 1 Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Apdo. 11501-2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica.
  2. 2 Fundación para la Investigación, Estudio y Conservación de la Biodiversidad (INCEBio), 33011, Residencial Jamil, Tela, Honduras
  3. 3 Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tela, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Calle contiguo a Aldeas SOS, Barrio Venecia, 31301 Tela, Atlántida, Honduras
  4. 4 Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI•MAR), Universidad de Cádiz. Av. República Saharaui, s/n, 11510, Puerto Real, España
  5. 5 Centro de Investigación en Estructuras Microscópicas (CIEMIC), Universidad de Costa Rica, Apdo. 11501-2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica
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Revista:
Cahiers de Biologie Marine

ISSN: 0007-9723

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 60

Páginas: 269-282

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Although several studies on the marine heterobranch gastropod fauna have been conducted in the Caribbean region, there is still a lack of knowledge on this group in Honduras. This study presents a checklist of “sea slug” species (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) resulting from a series of samples taken at two very shallow areas in the Caribbean coast of Honduras, the Blanca Jeannette Kawas Fernández National Park and the Chachaguala Lagoon, located in the Cuyamel-Omoa National Park. A total of 194 specimens were collected and identified. They belong to 30 species, in 5 orders, 14 of which represent new records for Honduras. The present study increased the number of sea slugs known in the Caribbean coasts of Honduras to 93 species, and increased the degree of knowledge of marine heterobranchs of this region.