Planktonic Ctenophora of the Madeira archipelago (Northeastern Atlantic)

Zootaxa. 2021 Dec 13;5081(3):433-443. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.7.

Abstract

Ctenophores are fragile gelatinous organisms whose diversity and distribution are relatively unknown. For the first time, the occurrence of four planktonic species, namelyOcyropsis crystallina,Eurhamphaea vexilligera, Cestum veneris,andBeroe sp., was reported from Madeira archipelago waters (NE subtropical Atlantic). This report represents the northernmost records in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean for O. crystallinaand E. vexilligera.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ctenophora*
  • Nematocera
  • Plankton
  • Portugal