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First record and range extension of the Antarctic coral Flabellum (Flabellum) impensum Squires, 1962 (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Argentinean coastal waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2015

Laura Schejter  and
Claudia Bremec
Laura Schejter*
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo 1, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Claudia Bremec
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Schejter, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo 1, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina email: schejter@inidep.edu.ar
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Abstract

The present paper reports the occurrence of the Antarctic coral Flabellum impensum in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, and extends its distribution northwards in the south-west Atlantic Ocean. Nine individuals were found in Argentinean coastal waters in 2014, also representing one of the shallowest records of the species.

Keywords

cold-water coralsFlabellidaeArgentina
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e104
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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