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A new record of the echinoid Echinoneus cyclostomus and additional information on Cassidulus caribaearum for Puerto Rico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2012

Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras ,
Jaime R. Calzada-Marrero  and
Alberto M. Sabat
Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras Campus, PO Box 23360, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360
Jaime R. Calzada-Marrero
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras Campus, PO Box 23360, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360
Alberto M. Sabat
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras Campus, PO Box 23360, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360
*
Corresponding author: R. Rodríguez-Barreras, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras Campus, PO Box 23360, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 email: ruber.rodriguez@outlook.com
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Abstract

We report for the first time the occurrence of the irregular sea urchin Echinoneus cyclostomus for Puerto Rico. This report increases the known regional distribution range of the species and the number of Puerto Rico shallow water echinoids to seventeen. In addition, we report a new locality for Cassidulus caribaearum, the other echinoid recently recorded for the island.

Keywords

new recordechinoidsEchinoneus cyclostomusCassidulus caribaearumCaribbeanPuerto Rico
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e112
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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