Report on the Echinoidea Collected by R/V Pillsbury in the Gulf of Guinea
Chesher RH. 1966. Report on the Echinoidea Collected by R/V Pillsbury in the Gulf of Guinea. Studies of Tropical Oceanography of Miami 4 (Part 1). :209-223
Twenty species of echinoids were collected by the R/V Pillsbury in the Gulf of Guinea. Four of these species are reported for the first time from the Gulf of Guinea area. Similarities in the echinoid fauna of the West Indian and Gulf of Guinea area. Similarities in the echinoid fauna of the West Indian and Gulf of Guinea areas are discussed in relation to the possible role of the equatorial undercurrent as a route for transoceanic migration of echinoid larvae.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Chesher, Richard
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Coastal Studies, Current systems, Marine, Sea species, West Indies