Primer registro de Dolioletta gegenbauri (Uljanin, 1884) y Doliolum nationalis Borgert, 1893 en aguas chilenas (Tunicata, Doliolida)

• DOI: 10.4067/s0717-71782005000100011
• Publication Date: 2009-08-03T13:58:08Z
• Authors: Pedro Apablaza; Sergio Palma
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

Dolioletta gegenbauri (Uljanin, 1884) and Doliolum nationalis Borgert, 1893 are reported for the first time for Chilean waters. The organisms studied included 31 specimens of Dolioletta gegenbauri, divided among 8 phorozooids, 15 gonozooids and 8 nurses, plus 20 specimens of Doliolum nationalis, which were all phorozooids. All the specimens were collected in Mejillones Bay, Chile (23oS) between 0 and 100 m depth, in October 2001.