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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1870-34532016000200516</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rmb.2015.11.003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The presence of Teredo clappi (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) in Venezuelan coastal waters]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Presencia de Teredo clappi (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) en las costas de Venezuela]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velásquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Irelis M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica del Norte Facultad de Ciencias del Mar ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Coquimbo]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>516</fpage>
<lpage>518</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200516&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200516&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200516&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: We document the first record of the shipworm Teredo clappi (Bartsch, 1923) in Venezuelan coastal waters. We obtained individuals of T. clappi during 2 years at the El Morro Lagoon, Margarita Island. This record confirms the establishment of this species in the region.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Registramos por primera vez el molusco perforador de madera Teredo clappi (Bartsch, 1923) en aguas de las costas de Venezuela. Se obtuvieron individuos de T. clappi durante 2 años en la laguna El Morro, Isla de Margarita. Este registro confirma el establecimiento de esta especie en la región.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Teredinids]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Shipworms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caribbean Sea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mollusks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Teredinidos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Moluscos perforadores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mar Caribe]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Moluscos]]></kwd>
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