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The Chaetognatha Of The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico During April-May, 1986, Silvia Mille-Pagaza, Jorge Carrillo-Laguna
The Chaetognatha Of The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico During April-May, 1986, Silvia Mille-Pagaza, Jorge Carrillo-Laguna
Gulf and Caribbean Research
An analysis of the distribution and abundance of Chaetognatha species from the Gulf of Mexico during April–May 1986 is presented. Zooplankton samples were collected at 43 stations from the southwestern and eastern regions of Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Species richness and abundance were higher in the southwestern stations located at the platform slope. The rank of Importance Value (IV) shows 3 groups of species; the first group included Flaccisagitta enflata, Mesosagitta minima, Serratosagitta serratodentata, Krohnitta subtilis, Pterosagitta draco, Sagitta bipunctata, and Krohnitta pacifica which were the most widely distributed …