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On the occurrence of the Caribbean sea slug Thuridilla mazda in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Manuel António E. Malaquias ,
Gonçalo Calado ,
João Filipe da Cruz  and
Kathe R. Jensen
Manuel António E. Malaquias*
Affiliation:
Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution Research Group, University Museum of Bergen, Natural History Collections, University of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020-Bergen, Norway
Gonçalo Calado
Affiliation:
Luzophone University, Campo Grande 376, Lisbon, Portugal
João Filipe da Cruz
Affiliation:
Luzophone University, Campo Grande 376, Lisbon, Portugal
Kathe R. Jensen
Affiliation:
Zoological Museum (Natural History Museum of Denmark), Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.A.E. Malaquias, Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution Research Group, University Museum of Bergen, Natural History Collections, University of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020-Bergen, Norway email: Manuel.Malaquias@um.uib.no
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Abstract

The Caribbean gastropod species Thuridilla mazda was collected for the first time in eastern Atlantic shores, namely on the island of São Miguel, archipelago of the Azores. This new record raises the total number of opisthobranch species known in the Azores to 144 and shows the potential importance of the Gulf Stream for dispersal of Caribbean species across the North Atlantic and its putative impact on the marine colonization of the Azores.

Keywords

AzoresMolluscaSacoglossaamphi-atlantismbiogeography
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e50
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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