A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a redescription of Amphictene guatemalensis (Nilsson, 1928)

The genus Amphictene is reported for the first time from Mexico. Previous records for America are restricted to Brazil (A. catharinensis) (Grube, 1870), and Guatemala (A. guatemalensis) (Nilsson, 1928). In this paper we describe a new species, Amphictene helenae sp. n., characterized by the presen...

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Main Authors: García Garza, María Elena, León González, Jesús Angel de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/15152/1/262.pdf