Keywords
flower urchin
Toxopneustes
range extension
densidad
Toxopneustes
range extension
densidad
How to Cite
Swing, K. (2012). Observations on the distribution and density of the rare and poorly known flower urchin, Toxopneustes roseus, (Phylum Echinodermata, Class Echinoidea, Family Toxopneustidae) in Ecuador. ACI Avances En Ciencias E Ingenierías, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v4i1.79
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Abstract
A southern range extension is reported for Toxopneustes roseus, the flower urchin, along the central continental coast of Ecuador. Indications are provided for likelihood of encountering this species.
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