CHECKLIST OF DECAPODA (ANOMURA, BRACHYURA ), CAYOS-COCHINOS BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, HONDURAS

Authors
JACOME G
Citation
G. Jacome, CHECKLIST OF DECAPODA (ANOMURA, BRACHYURA ), CAYOS-COCHINOS BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, HONDURAS, Revista de biologia tropical, 46, 1998, pp. 89-93
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Revista de biologia tropical → ACNP
ISSN journal
00347744
Volume
46
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
4
Pages
89 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-7744(1998)46:<89:COD(B)>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Decapods (Anomura and Brachyura) were surveyed for 3 months in coral r eefs, seagrass beds, beaches and terrestrial areas of the largest isla nds at the Cayos Cochinos Biological Reserve. A total of 45 species, w ithin their families. were recorded including: Coenobitidae (1), Dioge nidae (4) for Anomuras and for the Brachyura the Raninidae family (1 s pecies), Calappidea (1), Leucossidae (1), Majidae (14), Portunidae (7) , Xanthidae (7), Grapsidae (5), Gercarcinidae (2) and Ocypodidae (2).