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Occurrence of Carybdea xaymacana Conant, 1897 off the Mexican coasts
In: Marine Biodiversity. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 1867-1616; e-ISSN 1867-1624
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Carybdea xaymacana Conant, 1897 [WoRMS]
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- Sansores-Flores, L.D.
- Leon-Deniz, L.V.
- Ahuatzin-Hernández, J.M.
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In Mexico, the study of the class Cubozoa has been limited. Most studies have addressed ecological or toxicological issues. In Mexican territory, Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758) has been historically reported off the Caribbean and the southern Gulf of Mexico. This species, however, was recently established as the Mediterranean type species, while C. xaymacana Conant, 1897 was established as that of the Caribbean region. Despite this, C. xaymacana is not reported in the last checklists of Mexican medusozoans. Thus, the taxonomic identity of Mexican populations remains uncertain. Herein, we report the occurrence of C. xaymacana off Mexican coasts and provide the first morphological description for Mexican populations. Specimens were collected in the northeast of the Mexican Caribbean. The species was defined based on the shape, structure, and features of the phacellae, pedalia, and velarial canals. This record has important implications for the creation of jellyfish stings protocols since there exist reports of the Irukandji syndrome occurring in the Caribbean in adjacent zones to the study area, and this species has been associated with this syndrome. The present study evidences the importance of conducting more taxonomical research on the cubozoans from Mexico in order to clarify the identity of other possible misidentified species and make new records in the area, which would contribute to having a clearer picture of the cubozoan diversity in Mexico. |
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