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Nuevos registros de Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) para Cuba/ New records of Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) to Cuba
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jiménez, Alejandro Catalá Diez, Yander L. Yuanis, Daniel Carbonell |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | La biodiversidad marina de Cuba es la mas rica del Mar Caribe, sin embargo, numerosos grupos de organismos permanecen casi o completamente desconocidos. Este es el caso de los Platyhelminthes, de los que solo se conocen las especies parasitas y cinco policladidos. En el presente estudio se registran 11 especies de Polycladida recolectadas o fotografiadas in situ en las regiones oriental y occidental del archipielago. La recolecta se realizo de forma directa debajo de piedras en fondos rocosos y coralinos. Los animales se mantuvieron vivos en el laboratorio para su estudio. La identificacion de las especies se realizo utilizando los caracteres de la morfologia externa validos para los Cotylea. Se incluyen, ademas, tres de Acotylea en las que no es necesario el estudio de la morfologia interna para su identificacion. Se registra Pseudoceros bicolor en una nueva localidad de la costa suroccidental, anteriormente registrado de Cayo Coco. Con los presentes registros suman 16 las especies del orden reportadas de Cuba. Esta cifra debe incrementarse con la realizacion de mas muestreos en la plataforma cubana. En particular, se debe completar la identificacion de numerosas morfoespecies de Acotylea de las que se necesita el estudio de la morfologia interna. Abstract The Cuban marine biodiversity is the most richness of the Caribbean Sea, however, numbers organism's groups are almost or all unknown. This is the example of Platyhelminthes, which only are known the parasitic species and five polyclads. In this work, we record 11 species of Polycladida collected or photographed in situ in eastern and western regions of the archipelago. Sampling were conducted directly under rocks in rocky and corallines bottoms. The animals were maintaining alive in the laboratory for the study. Species identification was doneusing the characters of external morphology valid for Cotylea. Furthermore, are included three Acotylea which are not necessary the study of internal morphology for identification. Is recorded Pseudoceros bicolor in a new locality of southwestern coast, previously recorded from Cayo Coco. With present records are 16 species of the order recorded from Cuba. This number should be increase whit the conduction of more samplings in the Cuban platform. Particularly, is necessary to complete the identification of numbers Acotylea morphospecies needed of internal morphology study. Acotylea; Cotylea; marine invertebrates; Caribbean Sea; Turbellaria |
| Starting Page | 94 |
| Ending Page | 104 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rim.uh.cu/index.php/RIM/article/download/321/314 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
