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The new list of shallow water echinoids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) for Puerto Rico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2013

Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras ,
Alberto M. Sabat  and
Jaime R. Calzada-Marrero
Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, PO Box 23360 San Juan PR 00931-3360
Alberto M. Sabat
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, PO Box 23360 San Juan PR 00931-3360
Jaime R. Calzada-Marrero
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, PO Box 23360 San Juan PR 00931-3360
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R. Rodríguez-Barreras, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, PO Box 23360 San Juan PR 00931-3360 email: ruber.rodriguez@outlook.com
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Abstract

We present here the most updated list of sea urchins for Puerto Rico. We report, for the first time, the occurrence of the irregular echinoids Paraster floridiensis and Clypeaster subdepressus for the island. These reports increase the number of shallow water echinoid species for Puerto Ricoto to 19 and expand the known regional distribution range for both species.

Keywords

new recordechinoidsParaster floridiensisClypeaster subdepressusCaribbeanPuerto Rico
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e49
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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