This paper provides an analysis of the distribution patterns of marine biodiversity and
summarizes the major activities of the Census of Marine Life program in the Caribbean …

The Caribbean is considered a unique biogeographic province, being one of the top five
hotspots in the world for marine and terrestrial biodiversity. The echinoderm research on the …

We provide the first annotated checklist of ophiuroids from the continental shelf of the State
of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Identification keys and taxonomic diagnoses for 23 species …

The detailed study of arm ossicles, particularly the lateral arm plates, is providing valuable
information in the elucidation of ophiuroid taxonomy. The present study describes in detail …

In more than 150 years of research in the waters surrounding the Azores, several
publications on the fauna of echinoderms of the archipelago have been produced, in the …

Abstract Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825) is one of the most common and well-known
ophiuroids in the Western Atlantic, with a wide geographic and bathymetric range. The …

Este guia ilustrado apresenta 57 espécies de Echinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein,
1734] registradas na porção sul do Embaiamento Sul Brasileiro (ESB), incluindo o litoral sul …

Este estudio representa un reporte de la fauna de equinodermos que se encuentran en
fondos someros del sector La Ahumadera, bahía de Cispatá, Caribe colombiano. El área …

Aspects of the distribution and ecology of ophiuroids from shallow waters off Maceió, State of
Alagoas in north-eastern Brazil were characterized. The ophiuroid fauna comprised 16 …

Colombia is recognized as a megadiverse country based primarily on terrestrial biodiversity.
However, it has a coastline on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, home to many marine …