Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean
The widespread occurrence of marine gastropods in coastal regions is a straightforward evidence of successful adaptation to different environments. In the Caribbean Sea, as one of Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots, little is known about the gastropod fauna, especially in the Eastern...
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ftpensoft:10.3897/neotropical.15.e49624 2023-05-15T17:32:29+02:00 Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean das Chagas,Rafael Anaisce SIlva,Rosana Esther Oliveira Freire,Cibele Cristina Oeiras Freire Barros,Mara Rúbia Ferreira Santos,Wagner César Rosa Santos,Weverton John Pinheiro Herrmann,Marko 2020 text/html https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e49624 https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/49624/ en eng Pensoft Publishers info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/2236-3777 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15(2): 121-133 Echinolittorina angustior Caribbean island Gastropoda Nerita fulgurans new records Ilhas caribenhas novo registros Short Communication 2020 ftpensoft https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e49624 2022-03-01T12:43:15Z The widespread occurrence of marine gastropods in coastal regions is a straightforward evidence of successful adaptation to different environments. In the Caribbean Sea, as one of Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots, little is known about the gastropod fauna, especially in the Eastern Caribbean. The present study contributed to bridge this gap by studying the biodiversity of gastropods from Accra Beach, Barbados. Throughout random collections in September 2015, we collected 321 gastropods, comprising eight species, distributed in three families (Neritidae: Nerita tessellata, N. fulgurans, N. versicolor and N. peloronta; Littorinidae: Echinolittorina ziczac, E. angustior and E. tuberculata; and Muricidae: Plicopurpura patula). Nerites were more abundant and diverse, highlighting N. tessellata, representing 66% of the sampled gastropods. This paper also reports the first record of N. fulgurans and E. angustior for the island of Barbados. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic Pensoft Publishers Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15 2 121 133 |
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The widespread occurrence of marine gastropods in coastal regions is a straightforward evidence of successful adaptation to different environments. In the Caribbean Sea, as one of Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots, little is known about the gastropod fauna, especially in the Eastern Caribbean. The present study contributed to bridge this gap by studying the biodiversity of gastropods from Accra Beach, Barbados. Throughout random collections in September 2015, we collected 321 gastropods, comprising eight species, distributed in three families (Neritidae: Nerita tessellata, N. fulgurans, N. versicolor and N. peloronta; Littorinidae: Echinolittorina ziczac, E. angustior and E. tuberculata; and Muricidae: Plicopurpura patula). Nerites were more abundant and diverse, highlighting N. tessellata, representing 66% of the sampled gastropods. This paper also reports the first record of N. fulgurans and E. angustior for the island of Barbados. |
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das Chagas,Rafael Anaisce SIlva,Rosana Esther Oliveira Freire,Cibele Cristina Oeiras Freire Barros,Mara Rúbia Ferreira Santos,Wagner César Rosa Santos,Weverton John Pinheiro Herrmann,Marko |
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das Chagas,Rafael Anaisce SIlva,Rosana Esther Oliveira Freire,Cibele Cristina Oeiras Freire Barros,Mara Rúbia Ferreira Santos,Wagner César Rosa Santos,Weverton John Pinheiro Herrmann,Marko |
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Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean |
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Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean |
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Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean |
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