Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from La Coronilla-Cerro Verde (Uruguay): a new record for the Uruguayan coast

Abstract

La Coronilla-Cerro verde has been proposed as the first marine protected area in Uruguay. As part of a detailed benthic biodiversity assessment at the reserve, we analyzed the ophiuroid fauna collected in the intertidal and shallow subtidal during 2005 and 2006. Three species of ophiuroids were identified: Amphioplus lucyae, Amphipholis squamata and Amphiodia sp. Only two species belonging to the genus Amphiodia (A. pulchella and A. planispina) have been previously mentioned for Uruguayan waters, indicating that the unidentified species found in this study constitutes a previously unreported species.

Guia ilustrado dos Echinodermata da porção sul do Embaiamento Sul Brasileiro

“…Distribuição geográfica: Oceano Atlântico: Brasil (Tommasi 1971;Borges & Amaral 2005) e Uruguai (Carranza et al 2007). Brasil: Rio de Janeiro até o Rio Grande do Sul (Capítoli & Monteiro 2000;Borges et al 2002;Netto et al 2005).…”