@article{fdi:010074141, title = {{R}eport of a {Z}oanthus zone from the {C}abo {V}erde {I}slands ({C}entral {E}astern {A}tlantic)}, author = {{L}opez, {C}. and {F}reitas, {R}. and {M}agileviciute, {E}. and {R}atao, {S}. {S}. and {B}rehmer, {P}atrice and {R}eimer, {J}. {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{Z}oanthus is a genus of colonial cnidarians very common in shallow subtropical and tropical rocky and coral reef ecosystems around the world. {S}ome species, such as {Z}oanthus solanderi and {Z}. sociatus, can coexist and cover extensive areas in the subtidal zone of some areas in the {C}aribbean. {W}e report on a {Z}oanthus zone' in {W}estern {A}frica in a bay in the north of {M}aio {I}sland in the {C}abo {V}erde {A}rchipelago, discovered in {O}ctober 2014. {M}olecular analyses showed that the {M}aio {I}sland carpet is formed by {Z}. sociatus and {Z}. solanderi. {S}imilar aggregations have been reported from the other side of the {A}tlantic {O}cean in the {C}aribbean. {T}his work demonstrates the presence of the {Z}oanthus zone' in the {C}entral {E}ast {A}tlantic and adds two new records of {Z}oanthus species in the {C}abo {V}erde {I}slands.}, keywords = {{M}arine biodiversity ; {M}aio {I}sland ; {M}olecular analyses ; {W}est {A}frica ; {Z}oanthus sociatus ; {Z}oanthus solanderi ; {AFRQIUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {CAP} {VERT} {ILES} ; {MAIO} {ILE} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}halassas}, volume = {34}, numero = {2}, pages = {409--413}, ISSN = {0212-5919}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1007/s41208-018-0080-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074141}, }