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Taxonomy and diversity of Hydrozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) of La Paz Bay, Gulf of California

CONACYT—Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C., Inst. Politécnico Nacional 195, La Paz, BCS 23096, México.
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Carretera al Sur km 5.5, La Paz, BCS 23080, México.
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C., Inst. Politécnico Nacional 195, La Paz, BCS 23096, México.
Grupo de Investigación en Limnología Básica y Experimental y Biología y Taxonomía Marina (LimnoBasE y Biotamar), Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Apartado1226, Medellín, 05001000, Colombia.
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Campus Tuxpan, km 7.5 Carretera Tuxpan-Tampico, Tuxpan, Veracruz 92850, México.
Medusozoa México, La Paz, BCS 23060, México.
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, 101, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil.
Coelenterata Gulf of California hydromedusae hydroids nematocysts new records redescription

Abstract

The Mexican Pacific has been the focus of several research expeditions, with 90 species of hydromedusae and more than 200 species of hydroids recorded for the region. However, only a few of these reports include taxonomic descriptions, hindering inferences of the phylogenetic relationships, species boundaries, and diversity of Hydrozoa in Mexican waters. In this study, we present detailed and illustrated descriptions of new records of hydromedusae and hydroids for La Paz Bay, Gulf of California. We found a total of 16 species comprising 15 genera, with three new records for the Gulf of California (polyps of Antennella secundaria, Bimeria vestita, and Ventromma halecioides), two new records for the Mexican Pacific (medusa of Clytia linearis, polyp of Halopteris violae), and we redescribe Obelia tenuis. We show that the diversity of Hydrozoa in the Mexican Pacific is likely underestimated, and we emphasize the importance of taxonomic and systematic studies of hydroids and hydromedusae in Mexico.

 

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