Abstract

SISTO, Makcim de et al. Sacoglossans (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) from Nueva Esparta state and Los Frailes, Venezuela. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2016, vol.87, n.1, pp.42-48. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.01.026.

A systematic list including 7 species of sacoglossan gastropods collected between March 2013 and January 2014, from Nueva Esparta state and Los Frailes is herein presented. In this list, Elysia serca Marcus, 1955 and Elysia cauze Marcus, 1957 are recorded for the first time in Venezuela. In addition, an identification key for these animals is proposed.

Keywords : Gastropoda; Systematics; Taxonomy; First record; Southern Caribbean.