Here we report the first record of the shrimp Lysmata rauli Laubenheimer and Rhyne, 2010 in the eastern Atlantic, from the intertidal at Kere Island, Bijag & oacute;s archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.
This study aimed to explore and document putative exotic marine benthic invertebrate species in the Bijag & oacute;s Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, to enhance understanding of marine biodiversity and address the extent of marine species introductions. The research was conducted in the Bijag & oacute;s Archipelago, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Guinea-Bissau. The study involved the region's first scuba-divi...
Barnacles of the genus Conopea are obligate epibionts of gorgonians and antipatharians. The species Conopea saotomensis Carrison-Stone et al. 2013, previously only known from the islands of S & atilde;o Tom & eacute; and Pr & iacute;ncipe and the coast of Gabon, is reported from the Bijag & oacute;s archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, based on morphological examination and DNA barcoding of specimens. The new record ext...