José Luis Tello-Musi

• National Autonomous University of Mexico

Bunodeopsis pelagica is one of the few species of sea anemones known to be found in the floating algae of Sargassum spp. It has been reported in the North Atlantic, particularly in the Canary Islands and the coast of Jamaica. The present study is the first to report the occurrence of B. pelagica in the Mexican Atlantic, found as epiphyte on Sargass...

With the aim of analyzing the biodiversity of coral reefs, specifically of the benthic marine fauna, this manual was prepared by a group of taxonomic experts to guide the adequate treatment and preservation of organisms associated with autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) and thus for inclusion in scientific collections.

Reef fish species richness of the Veracruz Reef System National Park (VRSNP) in the SW Gulf of Mexico is well known. However, the knowledge of the assemblage structure and its spatial variability in the reef ecosystem is quite limited. For that purpose, 5 field surveys (2012-2015) were performed, using the stationary visual census method, at 10 sel...

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This work is an updated checklist of Mexican Pycnogonida species for both oceans, the Mexican Pacific (PA) and the Gulf of Mexico (GMx). This research was carried out based on the first historical records by Schimkewitsch in 1893 up to the present day. The number of recorded species increased in this study. The total number of species in Mexican oc...

Autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) have been proposed as a standardized, passive, nondestructive sampling tool. This study assessed the ability of ARMS to capture the cryptic species diversity of two coral reefs by recording species richness and taxonomic representativeness using conventional taxonomy. The capacity of ARMS, as artificial...

The Veracruz Reef System, in the southern Gulf of Mexico, is a suitable area for the study of the temporal and spatial variability of macroalgae abundance, at reef settings influenced by the fluvial discharge of the Jamapa River, and by human activities in the city and port of Veracruz. With this purpose, the bottom cover of each morpho‐functional...

Colonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O. patagonica was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. Here, we document the first r...

The sea anemone Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) is an ecologically important member of the benthic community in coastal and coral reefs of the tropical Atlantic, particularly for their propensity to establish mutualistic symbiotic relationships with hermit crabs. This species is presumably distributed throughout the Gulf of Mexico; however, it...

Colonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O. patagonica was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. Here, we document the first r...

The sea anemone Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) is an ecologically important member of the benthic community in coastal and coral reefs of the tropical Atlantic, particularly for their propensity to establish mutualistic symbiotic relationships with hermit crabs. This species is presumably distributed throughout the Gulf of Mexico; however, it...

Se presenta la descripción de una especie nueva de cangrejo de arena del género Lepidopa. Ha sido colectada en la zona litoral de la playa Villa Rica, Veracruz, México. Existen 14 especies conocidas del género. De ellas, seis han sido citadas para el golfo de México y el mar Caribe. La nueva especie, Lepidopa boykoi, se distingue con facilidad de l...

Recent lists of heterobranchs have been developed in two reef systems of the area within the Gulf of Mexico, in none of them has the Hydatina vesicaria been reported. This work is the first record for Mexico and, in particular, for the SAV. A description of the found specimen is given, indicating the particularities in relation to the descriptions...

Lebrunia coralligens is among the most common sea anemone species found inhabiting in coral reefs environments along the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. This species exhibit two distinct morphotypes characterized mainly by differences in the location of vesicles on its pseudotentacles. The morphology and cnidae size ranges between representatives...

Abstract. The genus Siderastrea exhibits high levels of morphological variability. Some of its species share similar morphological characteristics with congeners, making their identi- fication difficult. Siderastrea stellata has been reported as an intermediary of S. siderea and S. radians in the Brazilian reef ecosystem. In an earlier study conduc...

Coral reefs are under intense conditions of stress caused by the anthropogenic activities in coastal areas and the increase of human population. Water effluents from urban and industrial areas carry large amounts of sediments and pollutants affecting corals populations, inducing bioerosion, increasing diseases and promoting the development of algae...

In the Veracruz Reef System (vrs) general average of living coral cover and density are 19.1% and 1.0 col m-1. The dominant coral species, in terms of absolute reef bottom cover are: Colpophyllia natans, Orbicella faveolata, Montastraea cavernosa, Pseudodiploria spp., Siderastrea siderea, and S. radians. The community structure is different between...

The species Homostichanthus duerdeni and Anemonia sargassensis are recorded for the first time in the Mexican Caribbean. Homostichanthus duerdeni is taxonomically diagnosed, and images from living specimens, including external and internal features and cnidae, are provided. The extension of the geographical distribution range of A. sargassensis is...

In the Veracruz Reef System (VRS) general average of living coral cover and density are 19.1% and 1.0 col m-1. The dominant coral species, in terms of absolute reef bottom cover are: Colpophyllia natans, Orbicella faveolata, Montastraea cavernosa, Pseudodiploria spp., Siderastrea siderea, and S. radians. The community structure is different between...

Gastropoda is one of the most abundant and frequent taxa in coral reefs, despite their importance for hu- man and for ecosystem, it has been poorly studied. Few studies have been published in the Veracruz Reef System (vrs) about this group. The aim of this study was to compile and analyze the information about gastropods of the vrs, which will serv...

The shallow water sea anemone Phymanthus crucifer exhibits three distinct morphotypes, characterized by the presence or absence of protuberances on the marginal tentacles, as well as intermediate forms. The taxonomic status of the different morphotypes and the diagnostic value of protuberances on the tentacles have been debated for this species and...

Seven sea anemone species from coral reefs in the southern Gulf of Mexico are taxonomically diagnosed and images from living specimens including external and internal features, and cnidae are provided. Furthermore, the known distribution ranges from another 10 species are extended. No species records of sea anemones have been previously published i...

Se presenta una lista taxonómica de la composición de la ictiofauna del Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano. El inventario es resultado de los censos visuales realizados en el sistema arrecifal durante el periodo 2006 - 2011, el cual se complementó con las especies del sistema previamente registradas en la literatura y aquellas que se encuentran deposita...

Resumen. Se presenta una lista taxonómica de la composición de la ictiofauna del Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano. El inventario es resultado de los censos visuales realizados en el sistema arrecifal durante el periodo 2006 -2011, el cual se complementó con las especies del sistema previamente registradas en la literatura y aquellas que se encuentran...

In the last years, the otoliths has become an useful tool for the determination of the ichtyc species, because these structures present a high morphologic specificity. The otoliths are hard policrystallized structures, compound mainly of carbonate of calcium crystallized in aragonita form, they are located in the membranous labyrinths to each side...