On the occurrence of the Caribbean sea slug Thuridilla mazda in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the occurrence of the Caribbean sea slug Thuridilla mazda in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

AU - Malaquias, Manuel António E.

AU - Calado, Gonçalo

AU - da Cruz, João Felipe

AU - Jensen, Kathe

PY - 2012/2

Y1 - 2012/2

N2 - The Caribbean gastropod species Thuridilla mazda was collected for the first time in eastern Atlantic shores, namely on the island of São Miguel, archipelago of the Azores. This new record raises the total number of opisthobranch species known in the Azores to 144 and shows the potential importance of the Gulf Stream for dispersal of Caribbean species across the North Atlantic and its putative impact on the marine colonization of the Azores.

AB - The Caribbean gastropod species Thuridilla mazda was collected for the first time in eastern Atlantic shores, namely on the island of São Miguel, archipelago of the Azores. This new record raises the total number of opisthobranch species known in the Azores to 144 and shows the potential importance of the Gulf Stream for dispersal of Caribbean species across the North Atlantic and its putative impact on the marine colonization of the Azores.

U2 - 10.1017/S1755267211001023

DO - 10.1017/S1755267211001023

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1755-2672

VL - 5

JO - Marine Biodiversity Records

JF - Marine Biodiversity Records

M1 - e50

ER -