New record of the red prickly sea star Paulia horrida (Gray, 1840), Asterodiscididae, in the north of Chile

Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; MUNDACA-ORTEGA, ENRIQUE ARTURO; Pepe-Victoriano, Renzo

Abstract

We report the capture of a single specimen of the species Paulia horrida Gray, 1840, off the coast of Arica, in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Northern Chile. This finding extends the currently known distributional range of the species by 2,434 km towards the south, since the southernmost known area for this species corresponds to Punta Sal, Peru. We discuss the importance of finding this relatively unknown species in Chile and the need to continue sampling to confirm the continuous distributional range of the species between the south of Peru and the north of Chile.

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Título según SCOPUS: New record of the red prickly sea star Paulia horrida (Gray, 1840), Asterodiscididae, in the north of Chile
Título de la Revista: Marine Biodiversity Records
Volumen: 14
Editorial: Spring Nature
Fecha de publicación: 2021
DOI:

10.1186/S41200-021-00215-7

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