Catalina Merino Yunnissi

• Bióloga
• Collections Manager at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile

Los crustáceos del orden Amphipoda constituyen uno de los grupos más diversos en ecosistemas acuáticos y son interesantes modelos de estudio, con amplias aplicaciones en evaluación ambiental. Sin embargo, la determinación de los taxones de este grupo puede resultar compleja debido a dificultades metodológicas y a la falta de herramientas taxonómica...

Gyndulus roeweri (Soares & Soares, 1954) is a gonyleptid of the subfamily Pachylinae recently confirmed as an endemic species of the Nahuelbuta mountain range. In this work, a redescription of its morphology is presented to complement the original description, describing for the first time some characteristics of the sexual dimorphism and male geni...

The presence of Solanometra antarctica has been reported in the continental slope of central Chile, however, some studies suggest that this species could have been confused with Florometra magellanica. In this study, 11 crinoid specimens obtained in the continental slope of Central Chile were analyzed and compared with other specimens previously co...

First report of genetic diversity and demographic history of the sea cucumber Athyonidium chilensis (Semper, 1868) from Chile. Sea cucumbers inhabit all depths and oceans of the world. In Chile, within this group stands out Athyonidium chilensis (Semper, 1868), a commercial species distributed throughout the Southeastern Pacific, which recently has...

The pattern of the genetic structuring of marine species result from the relationship between homogenizing and structuring factors, together with historical and contemporary processes. Dispersal potential has been described as a homogenizing factor, corroborated by the connectivity paradigm, which states that high dispersers show low or no genetic...

La Colección de Equinodermos depositada y custodiada en el Área de Zoología de Invertebrados del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (MNHNCL), está conformada por 136 especies nominales pertenecientes a las cinco clases de equinodermos vivientes, representados a través de 985 lotes. El presente Catálogo provee un listado sistemático de tales especie...

The Echinoderm Collection kept in the Invertebrate Zoology Department at the National Museum of Natural History (MNHNCL) comprises 136 nominal Species. They belong to the 5 classes of living echinoderms represented in 985 lots. The current catalogue includes a systematic list for these species and their current taxonomic status. A detailed descript...

Catalogue of the type material housed in the Invertebrate Zoology Area of the National Museum of Natural History, Chile. The Invertebrate Zoology Area at the National Museum of Natural History, houses diferent taxa gathered in important collections. Among these, it stands out the Type Material Collection, conformed by 195 lots corresponding to 96 s...