The species of the widespread gorgoniid genus Leptogorgia, which occur along the eastern
Pacific, are taxonomically revised based on original type material of all species described …

… An analysis of collections from Peru contained 16 species (O. Breedy, pers. obs.). … 7.7f),
and the ophiuroids Ophiocoma alexandri and O. aethiops. The seastar corallivore Acanthaster …

… O Breedy and HM Guzman …

Sampling scale and lack of attention to taxa other than scleractinian corals have limited the
capacity to protect coral reefs and coral communities in Pacific Panama. The distribution of …

Species of the genus Pacifigorgia are surveyed for the first time in the shallow Pacific seas
off Costa Rica. They are identified and described with detailed illustrations. The main …

… 2A, B) that have high coral cover (Guzman et al. 2004, Guzman & Breedy 2008) and
additionally are the richest in species and have a high number of individuals. At the same time, …

… We have acknowledged the taxonomic value of anthocodial sclerites (Breedy & Guzman
2007) in genera as Leptogorgia and Pacifigorgia, but in the case of Eugorgia, we could find the …

… the Marine Conservation Corridor of the Eastern Tropical Pacific: distribution and diversity o
… seasonal hydrological regimes (D’Croz & O’Dea 2007) and enclose vulnerable habitats with …

… Aside from Hickson’s two species and the recently described Pacifigorgia curta Breedy
and Guzman, 2003, from Isla del Coco, there are not published records from other oceanic …

The published literature on Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), Costa Rica reveals that until recent
years the octocorals were among the least known marine invertebrates. Two of the three …