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First record of the sea anemone Bunodosoma californicum (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2015

Andrés J. Quesada ,
Fabián H. Acuña  and
Jorge Cortés
Andrés J. Quesada*
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Fabián H. Acuña
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, Mar del Plata, 7600, Argentina
Jorge Cortés
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR), Ciudad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, 11501–2060 San José, Costa Rica
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.J. Quesada, Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA email: andresjquesada@gmail.com
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Abstract

We report the first record of the sea anemone Bunodosoma californicum on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, extending its southern distribution. Four specimens were collected from an artificial breakwater in Mata de Limón, Puntarenas. We present images of the live specimens and analyses of their cnidae composition.

Keywords

ActiniidaeBunodosoma californicumCentral AmericaCosta RicaPacific coastsea anemone
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e71
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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