1. Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama
- Author
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Goodheart, Jessica A., Goodheart, Jessica A., Ellingson, Ryan A., Vital, Xochitl G., Filho, Hilton C. Galvão, McCarthy, Jennifer B., Medrano, Sabrina M., Bhave, Vishal J., García-Méndez, Kimberly, Jiménez, Lina M., López, Gina, Hoover, Craig A., Awbrey, Jaymes D., De Jesus, Jessika M., Gowacki, William, Krug, Patrick J., Valdés, Ángel, Goodheart, Jessica A., Goodheart, Jessica A., Ellingson, Ryan A., Vital, Xochitl G., Filho, Hilton C. Galvão, McCarthy, Jennifer B., Medrano, Sabrina M., Bhave, Vishal J., García-Méndez, Kimberly, Jiménez, Lina M., López, Gina, Hoover, Craig A., Awbrey, Jaymes D., De Jesus, Jessika M., Gowacki, William, Krug, Patrick J., and Valdés, Ángel
- Abstract
The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is located off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Until now, only 19 species of heterobranch sea slugs have been formally reported from this area; this number constitutes a fraction of total diversity in the Caribbean region. The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is located off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Until now, only 19 species of heterobranch sea slugs have been formally reported from this area; this number constitutes a fraction of total diversity in the Caribbean region. This increase in known diversity strongly suggests that the distribution of species within the Caribbean is still poorly known and species ranges may need to be modified as more surveys are conducted.
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- 2016