First record of Coronida glasselli (Stomatopoda: Coronididae) for Costa Rica (Isla del Coco National Park, Eastern Tropical Pacific)

Stomatopods are a small group of marine and estuarine crustaceans that inhabit several marine ecosystems including deep, shallow waters, and intertidal zones. Six species from five families have been reported from the Park. We add Coronida glasselli Manning, 1976 from rocky reef environments at Isla...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Salas-Moya, Carolina; Vargas-Castillo, Rita
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2016
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:UCR
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/23452
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23452
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Reef
benthic invertebrates
stomatopods
diversity
Isla del Coco.
Arrecife
invertebrados bentónicos
estomatópodos
diversidad
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Summary:Stomatopods are a small group of marine and estuarine crustaceans that inhabit several marine ecosystems including deep, shallow waters, and intertidal zones. Six species from five families have been reported from the Park. We add Coronida glasselli Manning, 1976 from rocky reef environments at Isla del Coco. In the Eastern Tropical Pacific the species was reported only from Isla Gorgona, Colombia. There are species from Isla Uva, Panamá in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.