New records for the pleustonic snails Janthina and Recluzia (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) for Chile

Janthina and Recluzia species are pleustonic snails that feed on cnidarians and can be easily differentiated by their shells, which are of a striking purple to violet-blue hue in Janthina, and whitish to brownish in Recluzia. In the southeastern Pacific off Chile, four of the five extant Janthina s...

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Main Authors: Marina Fuentes, Juan Antonio Aliaga, Luis Ballesteros, Nicolás Zambrano, Juan Francisco Araya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción 2023-08-01
Series:Gayana
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Online Access:https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/293