Shallow water Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea of Uruguay: composition and biogeography

• Main Author: Martínez, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2008
• Subjects: Asteroidea; Ophiuroidea; Uruguay; Rio de la Plata; biogeography; distribution; biogeografía; distribución; Antarctic; Argentina; Consecuencia; Uruguaya; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/27084; https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v56i3.27084

Asteroidea (five species) and Ophiuroidea (18 species) recorded along the Uruguayan littoral (up to 50 m depth) are summarized and their distributional pattern are discussed. Species are gathered into four groups: 1) A. taxa distributed from North/South Carolina, or from the Caribbean Sea, to Southe...