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SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 4 No. 1 (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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v4i1.79
Submitted
August 12, 2015

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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