FIRST RECORD OF AN ALBINO BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, WITH A REVIEW OF ANOMALOUSLY WHITE CETACEANS

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Fertl ◽  
L. T. Pusser ◽  
J. J. Long
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
First Record

scholarly journals First record of Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Hormathiidae) in the Veracruz reef system, southwestern Gulf of Mexico

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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-629
Author(s):  
José Luis Tello-Musi ◽  
Ricardo González-Muñoz ◽  
Fabián H. Acuña ◽  
Nuno Simões
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Benthic Community ◽  
First Record ◽  
Hermit Crabs ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Sea Anemones ◽  
Southwestern Part ◽  
Symbiotic Relationships ◽  
Reef System

The sea anemone Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) is an ecologically important member of the benthic community in coastal and coral reefs of the tropical Atlantic, particularly for their propensity to establish mutualistic symbiotic relationships with hermit crabs. This species is presumably distributed throughout the Gulf of Mexico; however, it had never been recorded in the southwestern part of the Gulf. Here we document the first record of C. tricolor in 2 coral reef localities of the Veracruz reef system, Mexico, and update the number of species of sea anemones known for the region.

Morphological and molecular identification of Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) paralarvae from the southern Gulf of Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana L Santana-Cisneros ◽  
Rossanna Rodríguez-Canul ◽  
Jesús Alejandro Zamora-Briseño ◽  
Monica Améndola-Pimenta ◽  
Roxana De Silva-Dávila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
First Record ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
Type I ◽  
Molecular Sequences ◽  
Molecular Approaches ◽  
Morphological Criteria ◽  
Southern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Genetic Sequences

Paralarvae (PL) are crucial to understanding the life cycle and population dynamics of cephalopods. Misidentification of species with similar morphology is a problem that hampers understanding of cephalopod composition and distribution. In this study, we used morphological and molecular approaches to carry out a comprehensive identification of Octopoda PL that inhabit two main areas (Tamaulipas and Yucatán) in the southern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). A total of 189 paralarvae were identified using morphological criteria. Of these, 52 PL were analyzed molecularly by sequencing the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. We identified four species and five morphotypes. The molecular tools corroborated three of four species, while the molecular sequences of three out of four morphotypes indicated that they belong to three different species. All the genetic sequences had high similarities (99.3%–100%) with previous records. One species and one morphotype could not be sequenced because of unsatisfactory fixation; one morphotype remained as such after the molecular analysis. An identification tree was constructed for the species identified with the molecular approach. The species found off the Yucatán platform were Octopus vulgaris Type I, Octopus americanus, Macrotritopus defilippi, Amphioctopus burryi, A. cf. burryi, Octopus sp., and Callistoctopus furvus. The species identified off the Tamaulipas coast were Octopus insularis and M. defilippi. Paralarvae of O. vulgaris Type I and M. defilippi were the most abundant during 2016–2017. This study provides the first record of Octopoda PL in the southern GoM, including morphological descriptions and molecular sequences of the analyzed taxa.

scholarly journals First record of a hagfish anchored to a living bottlenose dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 960-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Silvia Pace ◽  
Barbara Mussi ◽  
Angelo Miragliuolo ◽  
Carlotta Vivaldi ◽  
Giandomenico Ardizzone
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Neonchocotyle violantei n. sp. (Monogenea, Hexabothriidae) from Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae) of Yucatán, Gulf of Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Quiterio-Rendon ◽  
Scott Monks ◽  
Griselda Pulido-Flores
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Seminal Receptacle ◽  
Small Body ◽  
First Record

Abstract Neonchocotyle violantei n. sp. (Monogenea: Hexabothriidae) infects the gill of the Atlantic guitarfish, Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae) from littoral waters of Celestún, Yucatán, Mexico. It is assigned to Neonchocotyle because it has, among other features, an asymmetrical haptor, a seminal receptacle, a smooth oötype, and an egg with two elongate filaments. It differs from Neonchocotyle pastinacae, the only congener, by having a small body (821 long by 315 wide, length to width = 2.6:1), two pairs of microhooks between the haptoral appendix suckers, extracaecal (submarginal) vaginal pores, and 5-9 testes. This is the first record of a species of Neonchocotyle in the Gulf of Mexico, the first monogenean reported from P. lentiginosus in Mexico and the second species of Hexabothriidae reported from Mexico.

scholarly journals Demographic Clusters Identified within the Northern Gulf of Mexico Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) Unusual Mortality Event: January 2010 - June 2013

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e0117248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Venn-Watson ◽  
Lance Garrison ◽  
Jenny Litz ◽  
Erin Fougeres ◽  
Blair Mase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Mortality Event ◽  
Common Bottlenose Dolphin

First record of the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin,Tursiops aduncus, in Korean waters

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Woo Kim ◽  
Seok-Gwan Choi ◽  
Zang Geun Kim ◽  
Yong-Rock An ◽  
Dae-Yeon Moon
Keyword(s):  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
First Record ◽  
Tursiops Aduncus ◽  
Korean Waters

scholarly journals FIRST RECORD OF THE GENUS HETERODINIUM (DINOPHYCEAE) FROM COASTAL WATERS OF THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina M. Ramos Ortega ◽  
Luís A. Vidal V.
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Three species of the genus Heterodinium Kofoid are reported for the first time in coastal waters of the Colombian Caribbean. The identified species are Heterodinium rigdenae Kofoid, 1906, Heterodinium agassizii Kofoid, 1907 and Heterodinium angulatum Kofoid y Michener, 1911. Information about distribution of these species in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico is given.

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