A new species of starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from an anchialine cave in the Mexican Caribbean Una especie nueva de estrella de mar (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) de una caverna anquialina en el Caribe mexicano
Copidaster cavernicola n. sp. is described from an anchialine cave system in Cozumel, Mexico. Copidaster cavernicola differs from its congeners in having 1-8 papulae in each papular area, and numerous excavate pedicellariae on all surfaces, except between furrow spines and subambulacral spines. C. c...
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532010000300007 |