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Horizontal and vertical distribution of cephalopod paralarvae in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2020

Gabriela Castillo-Estrada ,
Roxana De Silva-Dávila Open the ORCID record for Roxana De Silva-Dávila [Opens in a new window] ,
Laura Carrillo Open the ORCID record for Laura Carrillo [Opens in a new window] ,
Lourdes Vásquez-Yeomans Open the ORCID record for Lourdes Vásquez-Yeomans [Opens in a new window] ,
Claudia A. Silva-Segundo Open the ORCID record for Claudia A. Silva-Segundo [Opens in a new window] ,
Laura Avilés-Díaz  and
Unai Markaida Open the ORCID record for Unai Markaida [Opens in a new window]
Gabriela Castillo-Estrada
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 3000, 04510 Coyoacán, México El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (CONACyT), Laboratorio de Pesquerías Artesanales, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A, Ciudad Industrial, Lerma, 24500 Campeche, México
Roxana De Silva-Dávila
Affiliation:
Departamento de Plancton y Ecología Marina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n, Fracc. Playa Palo de Sta. Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23096, México
Laura Carrillo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (CONACyT), Av. Centenario km 5.5, Col. Pacto Obrero, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
Lourdes Vásquez-Yeomans
Affiliation:
Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (CONACyT), Av. Centenario km 5.5, Col. Pacto Obrero, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
Claudia A. Silva-Segundo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería en Pesquerías, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Sur Km 5.5, 23080, La Paz, B.C.S, México
Laura Avilés-Díaz
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (CONACyT), Laboratorio de Pesquerías Artesanales, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A, Ciudad Industrial, Lerma, 24500 Campeche, México
Unai Markaida*
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 3000, 04510 Coyoacán, México El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (CONACyT), Laboratorio de Pesquerías Artesanales, Av. Rancho Polígono 2A, Ciudad Industrial, Lerma, 24500 Campeche, México
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Author for correspondence: Unai Markaida, E-mail: umarkaida@ecosur.mx
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Abstract

Horizontal and vertical distribution of cephalopod paralarvae (PL) from the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) in the Western Caribbean was studied during two oceanographic cruises in 2006 and 2007. A total of 1034 PL belonging to 12 families, 22 genera, 24 species, 5 morphotypes and a species complex were identified. Abralia redfieldi, Onychoteuthis banksii and Ornithoteuthis antillarum were the most abundant taxa. The taxonomic identification from these three species was corroborated with DNA barcoding (99.8–100% of similarity). Paralarvae of Octopus insularis were reported for the first time in the wild. Most PL occupied the Caribbean Surface Water mass in the 0–25 m depth stratum. Largest paralarval abundances were related to local oceanographic features favouring retention such as the Honduras Gyre and Cozumel eddy. No day-night differences were found in PL abundance, although Abralia redfieldi showed evidence of diel vertical migration. Distribution of PL in epipelagic waters of the MBRS was probably related to ontogenetic migration, hydrographic features of meso and subscale, and to the circulation regimes dominated by the Yucatan Current. The MBRS represents an important dispersion area for PL, potentially connecting a species-rich Caribbean community with the Gulf of Mexico and Florida waters.

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Caribbeancephalopod paralarvaeCOIdistributionMesoamerican Barrier Reef Systemoceanographytaxonomy

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 100 , Issue 6 , September 2020 , pp. 927 - 937
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2020

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