Shallow coral reefs worldwide occupy 1.2% of the world's continental shelf area but support
an estimated 35% of all known marine biodiversity. Nevertheless, our knowledge of reef …

Aim To estimate patterns of potential species richness (PSR) and identify shallow‐water
Ophiuroidea hotspots based on their modelled distribution throughout the eastern Pacific …

Abstract The genera Isocheles and Loxopagurus are endemic to America and occur in
tropical and subtropical waters. There are five species of Isocheles, two of them are found in …

Based on an updated checklist of the benthic caridean shrimp fauna of the Eastern Tropical
Pacific (ETP), we analyzed their large-scale species richness distribution patterns using a …

Despite the high relevance of echinoderms in the Southern Mexican Pacific coral reef
systems, there is no detailed analysis of their regional diversity. Based on records from field …

The first evidence of the predation of brittle stars, Ophiothela sp.(Ophiotrichidae), by the
palaemonid shrimp Phyllognathia simplex Fujino, 1973 (Palaemonidae), is presented based …

Mexico harbors several types of coastal ecosystems both in the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean) and in the Pacific (tropical and subtropical) on which the regional and national …

Coral communities increase marginal reefs' structural complexity, provide biological
resources, ecosystem services and drive biological and ecological interactions among reef …

Loxopagurus se mostraram gêneros monofiléticos distintos, com base nos 3 marcadores
utilizados, e grupos irmãos dentro de Diogenidae. Além disso, constatou-se que as …

Os gêneros Isocheles e Loxopagurus são endêmicos da América e ocorrem em águas
tropicais e subtropicais. Isocheles é composto por cinco espécies, duas encontradas no …