Stylasterids (Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from Mar del Plata submarine canyon and adjacent area (southwestern Atlantic), with a key to the species off Argentina

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Bernal, María Carolina, Cairns, S. D., Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique, Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press
• Subjects: BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CORALS; DEEP SEA; TAXONOMY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; New Zealand; Argentino; Argentina; Argentine; Pablo; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/182020

The Argentine continental margin is a poorly explored area as regards its benthic biodiversity. Few works have been made near the Brazil-Malvinas confluence (around 38° S) regarding corals, especially in deep waters (over 1000 m). Hitherto 17 species of stylasterids are known from southwestern Atlan...