Early Miocene shallow-water corals from La Guajira, Colombia: part I, Acroporidae–Montastraeidae

2018 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Flórez ◽  
Paula Zapata-Ramírez ◽  
James S. Klaus
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Coral Community ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Remote Region ◽  
Southern Caribbean ◽  
Caribbean Coral ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Montastraea Cavernosa ◽  
First Time

AbstractWe document for the first time Miocene corals from the Siamaná and Jimol formations of the Cocinetas Basin in La Guajira Peninsula, northern Colombia. This is the first of two contributions dedicated to the description and detailed illustration of morphospecies collected during two scientific expeditions (2011, 2014) to the remote region. Here we report coral morphospecies attributed to the families Acroporidae, Agathiphylliidae, Astrocoeniidae, Caryophylliidae, Diploastraeidae, Merulinidae, and Montastraeidae. Eighteen species belonging to these seven families, included in nine genera, are described. Fifteen species are assigned to established taxa, while three remain in open nomenclature. Of the species identified, onlyMontastraea cavernosa(Linnaeus, 1767) exists today. The coral taxa described are typical of the Oligocene–Miocene transition and were important components of shallow-water reefs in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region during this period. The occurrence ofAgathiphylliaspp.,Antiguastrea, andDiploastreaspp. confirms the presence of these genera in the Miocene of the Southern Caribbean. Coral assemblages suggest that the La Guajira coral community thrived in calm and shallow waters.

scholarly journals Early to Middle Miocene shallow-water corals from La Guajira, Colombia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Flórez ◽  
Paula Andrea Zapata-Ramírez ◽  
Carlos Jaramillo ◽  
James S Klaus
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Physical Disturbance ◽  
Patch Reefs ◽  
Southern Caribbean ◽  
Caribbean Coral

Here we describe and illustrate 31 Miocene corals species from the Siamaná and Jimol Formations that were collected over two expeditions in the Guajira basin, Colombia during 2011 and 2014. Corals include 25 species, derived from 15 different genera and 12 families. Six of them remain with open nomenclature. From the 25 species found in the study area, 88% are extinct and the remaining under endanger status. Most of the species are hermatypic components of the Scleractinian order, with the exception of a member of the Milleporidae family. The corals described are composed of typical taxa from the Oligocene-Miocene transition, during which they were important components in building fringing and patch reefs in the circum-Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico region. The presence of typical Oligocene coral taxa such as Agathiphyllia spp., Antiguastrea sp., and Diploastrea spp. from La Guajira extend the distribution of these genera into the Miocene, adding a more recent geological presence in the Southern Caribbean. Coral assemblages suggest a development in clear, calm and shallow waters, under oligotrophic conditions and only moderate physical disturbance. Our descriptions represent the first effort to characterize the taxonomy of fossilized corals in Colombia.

scholarly journals Early to Middle Miocene shallow-water corals from La Guajira, Colombia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Flórez ◽  
Paula Andrea Zapata-Ramírez ◽  
Carlos Jaramillo ◽  
James S Klaus
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Physical Disturbance ◽  
Patch Reefs ◽  
Southern Caribbean ◽  
Caribbean Coral

Here we describe and illustrate 31 Miocene corals species from the Siamaná and Jimol Formations that were collected over two expeditions in the Guajira basin, Colombia during 2011 and 2014. Corals include 25 species, derived from 15 different genera and 12 families. Six of them remain with open nomenclature. From the 25 species found in the study area, 88% are extinct and the remaining under endanger status. Most of the species are hermatypic components of the Scleractinian order, with the exception of a member of the Milleporidae family. The corals described are composed of typical taxa from the Oligocene-Miocene transition, during which they were important components in building fringing and patch reefs in the circum-Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico region. The presence of typical Oligocene coral taxa such as Agathiphyllia spp., Antiguastrea sp., and Diploastrea spp. from La Guajira extend the distribution of these genera into the Miocene, adding a more recent geological presence in the Southern Caribbean. Coral assemblages suggest a development in clear, calm and shallow waters, under oligotrophic conditions and only moderate physical disturbance. Our descriptions represent the first effort to characterize the taxonomy of fossilized corals in Colombia.

Diazotrophic diversity in the Caribbean coral, Montastraea cavernosa

2013 ◽  
Vol 195 (12) ◽  
pp. 853-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan D. Olson ◽  
Michael P. Lesser
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Coral ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Montastraea Cavernosa

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.

scholarly journals First record and geographic range extension of the coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii Lohman, 1902 (Haptophyta: Pontosphaeraceae) from the Pacific coast of Mexico

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco O. López-Fuerte ◽  
Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga ◽  
David A. Siqueiros-Beltrones ◽  
Ricardo Yabur
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
First Record ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
The West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The coccolithophorid Scyphosphaera apsteinii is here reported for the first time from waters off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula. Scypho­sphaera apsteinii is the type species of the genus Scyphosphaera and had hitherto been recorded only in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean Seas. Specimens were found in samples collected in nets off Isla de Guadalupe in January 2013. This recording thus extends the geographical distribution of S. apsteinii from the Central Pacific (Hawaii) to the Eastern Pacific (NW Mexico).

Cellular reactions to sedimentation and temperature stress in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa

2007 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Vargas-Ángel ◽  
Esther C. Peters ◽  
Esti Kramarsky-Winter ◽  
David S. Gilliam ◽  
Richard E. Dodge
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Caribbean Coral ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Montastraea Cavernosa

scholarly journals The Genus Gnathia Leach (Isopoda) from the Santa Marta area, Northern Colombia, with a Review of Gnathiidea from the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico

1988 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Georg Müller
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Six species of the genus Gnathia (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidea) are recorded from the Caribbean Sea of northern Colombia. Gnathia gonzalezi n. sp., Gnathia magdalenensis n. sp., Gnathia samariensis n. sp., and Gnathia vellosa n. sp. are described; Gnathia beethoveni Paul & Menzies, 1971 and Gnathia virginalis Monod, 1926 are redescribed and recorded for the first time from Colombia. The Gnathiidea of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico are reviewed.

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