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Nuevo Registro De Hidromedusa, Olindias Phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841) Para Las Aguas Cubanas Nuevo registro de hidromedusa, Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841) para las aguas cubanas Item Type Journal Contribution Authors Castellanos Iglesias, Susel; Alcala Castellanos, Alain Download date 27/09/2021 06:52:40 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/12714 Serie Oceanológica. No. 12, 2013 ISSN 2072-800x Nuevo registro de hidromedusa, Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841) para las aguas cubanas. New record of hydromedusa Olindias phosphoric (Delle Chiaje, 1841) for Cuban waters. Susel Castellanos Iglesias*, Alain Alcala Castellanos* * Instituto de Oceanología, CITMA, Ave. 1ra. Nº 18406, Playa, La Habana, Cuba. [email protected] , [email protected] Resumen Se colectó por primera vez en aguas someras y costeras de playa Las Brujas, cayo Santa María, norte de Villa Clara, Cuba, la hydromedusa de vida libre Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841). Se brindan detalles de la profundidad y el tipo de fondo en que fueron colectados. Abstract The free living hydromedusa Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841) was collected in Cuban shallow waters for the first time at Las Brujas, Santa Maria Key, north of Villa Clara province. Details on the depth and environment of the site of collection are given. Palabras clave: Cnidaria, Hidrozoos, Hydromedusas, Olindias, Cayo Santa María. Keywords: Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Hydromedusae, Olindias, Santa María Key. INTRODUCCIÓN Los hidrozoos son un grupo de cnidarios que tienen la capacidad de colonizar todos tipos de hábitats y sustratos, según la fase de vida que presenten y/o domine, de pólipo o medusa. Han sido muy poco estudiados en las aguas cubanas, habiéndose reportado hasta el presente solo xx especies. El objetivo de esta nota científica es registrar por primera vez para Cuba la hidromedusa colectada. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS La colecta se realizó en aguas someras costeras de playa Las Brujas, en cayo Santa María, norte de la provincia de Villa Clara, mediante buceo apnea. La identificación del material se realizó a partir de de los trabajos de Kramp (1959) y Bouillon et al., (2004). El ejemplar colectado se fotografió con una cámara NIKON. Este fue depositado en la colección de invertebrados marinos del Acuario Nacional de Cuba. RESULTADOS Subclase LIMNOMEDUSAE Kramp, 1938 Familia Olindiidae Haeckel, 1879 Género Olindias F.Muller, 1861 Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841). 56 Serie Oceanológica. No. 12, 2013 ISSN 2072-800x Material examinado: Medusa de 25 mm de ancho, con umbrela hemisférica, con 4 canales radiales y 10 canales centripetales por cuadrante. Presenta 45 tentáculos secundarios (entre 10 y 11 por cuadrante), con cnidocistos dispuestos en anillos y sin colchones de células adhesivas en los extremos. Se observaron 56 tentáculos primarios (aproximadamente 14 por cuadrante) con cnidocistos dispuestos transversalmente y colchones de células adhesivas en los extremos. Presenta dos estatocistos en la base de cada tentáculo primario. (ANC 0.1.157). Lugar y fecha de colecta: La especie fue colectada en la columna de agua con fondo de arena a 3,5 m de profundidad en mayo, 2011. Distribución: Atlántico y Mediterráneo. En el Caribe: La presente nota reporta por primera vez a O. phosphorica para esta región. Del género solo se conocía la presencia de la especie O tenuis, colectada México y Florida (Segura Puertas et al., 2003) y Cuba, (Lalana et al., 2001; Castellanos-Iglesias, 2007). REFERENCIAS Bouillon, J., Medel, M. D., Pagés, F., Gili, J. M., Boero, F., & Gravili, C. (2004). Fauna of the mediterranean Hydrozoa. Sci. Mar, 68,202-207. Castellanos-Iglesias, S. (2007). Hidrozoos-Superclase HYDROZOA. En: R. Claro., (Ed.), La Biodiversidad Marina de Cuba (Cap. III)[CD Rom] Instituto de Oceanología, La Habana, Recuperado en http://www.oceanologia.com. ISBN 978- 959-298-001-3. Kramp, P. L. (1959). The hydromedusae of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters. Dana Report, 46,1-283. Lalana, R., Ortiz, M., & Varela, C. (2001). Lista actualizada y bibliografía de los celenterados (Cnidaria) y los ctenóforos (Ctenophora) de aguas cubanas. Biología, 15(2),158-169. Segura Puertas, L., Suarez, M. E., & Celis, L. (2003). A checklist of the Medusae (Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa) of Mexico. Zootaxa, 194,1-15. Recibido: abril de 2012. Aceptado: mayo de 2013. 57 .
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