Five new species from the tropical eastern Pacific
May 07, 2007
The new species are described based on specimens collected at several localities of the tropical eastern Pacific, from Isla Isabela, Nayarit, Mexico to Parque Nacional de Coiba, Panama
Five new species of aeolid nudibranchs are described in the article “Five new species of aeolid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the tropical eastern Pacific” by STRI visiting scientist Alicia Hermosillo from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Angel Valdés from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California. The article was published by the American Malacological Bulletin (22: 119-137). Available from: calderom@si.edu
The new species are described based on specimens collected at several localities of the tropical eastern Pacific, from Isla Isabela, Nayarit, Mexico to Parque Nacional de Coiba, Panama. Three of the new species belong to the genus Cuthona Alder and Hancock, 1855: Cuthona destinyae, Cuthona millenae and Cuthona behrensi; one to Eubranchus Forbes, 1838: Eubranchus yolandae, and one to Cerberilla Bergh, 1873, la Cerverilla chavezi. An additional species, possibly belonging to the genus Herviella Baba, 1949 is not named because of the lack of adequate anatomical information.
Roberto Chavez and Buceo Vallartech, Puerto Vallarta, México and Ross Robertson and STRI funded the fieldwork onboard the R.V. Urracá.
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