First records of Anthopleura nigrescens (Verrill, 1928) and Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) from Parque Nacional Coiba, Pacific coast of Panama

By

Acuña, Fabián H.
González-Muñoz, Ricardo
Garese, Agustín
Díaz-Ferguson, Edgardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-10-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1141--1146

Subjects

Benthic invertebrate fauna , Distribution , rocky intertidal , Sea anemones , Tropical Eastern Pacific

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1141

 

Abstract

We report two species of sea anemones, Anthopleura nigrescens (Verrill, 1928) and Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869), for the first time from Parque Nacional Coiba, a large, protected area in the Pacific off Panama. In addition, we describe the external anatomical taxonomic characters and provide images of live specimens of each species. The number of sea anemones species known for Panama is updated to 57. This work constitutes the first study in the documentation of sea anemones of Coiba Island.