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

Check List ◽  
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.

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

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-631
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.

A new sponge-inhabiting leptostracan species of the genus Nebalia (Crustacea: Phyllocarida: Leptostraca) from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, Gulf of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3027 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANUEL ORTIZ ◽  
IGNACIO WINFIELD ◽  
SERGIO CHÁZARO-OLVERA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Related Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Reef System ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Coral Reef System

A new species of Leptostraca, Nebalia villalobosi, is described from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, SW Gulf of Mexico. The new species was found associated with the sponge Ircinia fistularis (Demospongiae) from the Blanquilla reef at a depth of 12 m. It differs from the closely related species N. longicornis and N. lagartensis in the form of the eyes and rostrum, the number of articles in the antennular and antennal flagella, the inner border of article 3 on the mandible palp, the length of the exopod of maxilla 2, the rounded denticles on pleonite 6, the enlarged tip on pleopod 5, and the caudal furcae being slightly longer than the telson and pleonite 7 combined. This is the first record of a leptostracan associated with the sponge Ircinia fistularis.

Lysianopsis adelae, new species of amphipod (Gammaridea: Lysianassidae) from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, SW Gulf of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2205 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
IGNACIO WINFIELD ◽  
MANUEL ORTIZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Aplysina Fistularis ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Coral Reef System

A new species of amphipod of the genus Lysianopsis from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, SW Gulf of Mexico is described. Lysianopsis adelae n. sp., was collected in the sediments at the base of the sponge Aplysina fistularis at a depth of 10 m. The differences among L. alba, L. hummelincki, and L. ozona, recorded from Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are pointed out and they are compared with the new species.

Spatio‐temporal variability of benthic macroalgae in a coral reef system highly influenced by fluvial discharge: Veracruz, Gulf of Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Horta‐Puga ◽  
José Luis Tello‐Musi ◽  
Alejandro Córdova ◽  
Adriana Gutiérrez‐Carrillo ◽  
Jhoan Gutiérrez-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Coral Reef System ◽  
Benthic Macroalgae

scholarly journals Climate Change Leads to a Reduction in Symbiotic Derived Cnidarian Biodiversity on Coral Reefs

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar L. Goulet ◽  
Denis Goulet
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Sea Anemones ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystem ◽  
Symbiotic Relationships ◽  
Cascade Effect ◽  
Symbiotic Partner ◽  
Reef Ecosystem

Symbiotic relationships enable partners to thrive and survive in habitats where they would either not be as successful, or potentially not exist, without the symbiosis. The coral reef ecosystem, and its immense biodiversity, relies on the symbioses between cnidarians (e.g., scleractinian corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish) and multiple organisms including dinoflagellate algae (family Symbiodiniaceae), bivalves, crabs, shrimps, and fishes. In this review, we discuss the ramifications of whether coral reef cnidarian symbioses are obligatory, whereby at least one of the partners must be in the symbiosis in order to survive or are facultative. Furthermore, we cover the consequences of cnidarian symbioses exhibiting partner flexibility or fidelity. Fidelity, where a symbiotic partner can only engage in symbiosis with a subset of partners, may be absolute or context dependent. Current literature demonstrates that many cnidarian symbioses are highly obligative and appear to exhibit absolute fidelity. Consequently, for many coral reef cnidarian symbioses, surviving changing environmental conditions will depend on the robustness and potential plasticity of the existing host-symbiont(s) combination. If environmental conditions detrimentally affect even one component of this symbiotic consortium, it may lead to a cascade effect and the collapse of the entire symbiosis. Symbiosis is at the heart of the coral reef ecosystem, its existence, and its high biodiversity. Climate change may cause the demise of some of the cnidarian symbioses, leading to subsequent reduction in biodiversity on coral reefs.

scholarly journals Tropical coral reef system hydrodynamics in the western Gulf of Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Salas-Monreal ◽  
Mayra Lorena Riveron-Enzastiga ◽  
Noel Carbajal
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Tropical Coral ◽  
Tropical Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reef System
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