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Cubozoans (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) in the western Caribbean Sea: new and additional records of Carybdea xaymacana, Alatina alata, and Tamoya cf. haplonema
- 1. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
- 2. Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, 77014, México.
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Villalobos-León, Raquel Inés, Mendoza-Becerril, María A. (2025): Cubozoans (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) in the western Caribbean Sea: new and additional records of Carybdea xaymacana, Alatina alata, and Tamoya cf. haplonema. Zootaxa 5609 (1): 29-40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5609.1.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5609.1.2
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