Anchialine fauna of the Corona lava tunnel (Lanzarote,Canary Islands): diversity, endemism and distribution.

Alexandro Martínez; A M Palmero; M C Brito; J Núñez; Katrine Worsaae

doi:10.1007/s12526-009-0023-6

Anchialine fauna of the Corona lava tunnel (Lanzarote,Canary Islands): diversity, endemism and distribution.

Alexandro Martínez, A M Palmero, M C Brito, J Núñez, Katrine Worsaae

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A checklist of 77 taxa recorded from the anchialine sections of the Corona lava tube is provided, including information on habitats, faunal distribution within the cave, and main references. Of the nine major groups recorded, Crustacea shows the highest diversity with 31 species and the highest degree of endemism (90.0%). Twenty-five species of Annelida are reported, 16 of which also occur in offshore waters (36.0% endemic). Except for two species, all annelids are benthic or interstitial species, whereas most of the crustaceans are either nektonic or epibenthic. Additionally, 13 species of Mollusca, 2 Nematoda, 2 Cnidaria, and 1 species each of Priapula, Ctenophora, Echinodermata and Echiura, are known from the lava tube, of which only 1 mollusc is endemic to this cave system.

Original language	English
Journal	Marine Biodiversity
Volume	39
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	169-182
Number of pages	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0023-6
Publication status	Published - 2009

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