Giomar H. Borrero-Pérez‡, Luisa F. Dueñas§|, Jorge León|, Vladimir Puentes|Corresponding author: Giomar H. Borrero-Pérez ( giomarborrero@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Rafael B. de Moura © Giomar H. Borrero-Pérez, Luisa F. Dueñas, Jorge León, Vladimir Puentes. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Borrero-Pérez GH, Dueñas LF, León J, Puentes V (2020) Deep-sea holothurians (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) from the Colombian Southern Caribbean Sea. Check List 16(3): 535-551. https://doi.org/10.15560/16.3.535 |  |
Fifteen morphotypes of deep-sea holothurians were documented by photography or videography at depths of 596–2,566 m, using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) video surveys and towed camera transects, during hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the Colombian Southern Caribbean. Most of the morphotypes were identified to the species level based on the images. The species belong to four orders, Apodida (1 species), Persiculida (3 species), Elasipodida (8 species), and Synallactida (3 species). Four species, three genera, and three families are reported for the first time in the Colombian Caribbean Sea. Some of the reports also represent first records for the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.