Cosmasterias, 369, 373, 381, 382, 388
Conservation, 45, 46, 75, 221
Coral Reefs, 6, 25, 77, 110
Costa Rica, 68, 71, 79, 93, 515
Culebra Island, 120, 439, 458
Ctenantedon kinziei, 75, 154, 161
D
Deep azooxanthellate coral
communities, 164, 167
Diadema antillarum, 26, 32, 80, 93, 113, 126,
136, 145, 154, 162, 173, 240, 262, 409,
413, 414, 442, 446, 448, 460, 464,
483, 530
Diadema aff. antillarum, 82
Diadema mexicanum, 29, 31, 33, 83, 159, 192,
195, 215, 528
Disease, 34, 134, 210, 262
Distribution, 6, 18, 32
Diversity, 18
Dominican Republic, 6
E
Earthquake, 262
Echinometra lucunter, 26, 32, 79, 83, 90, 93,
113, 122, 162, 240, 256, 308, 413, 444,
459, 464, 465
Echinometra vanbrunti, 19, 24, 29, 31, 36, 39,
83, 84, 93, 159, 170, 172, 183, 191,
195, 206, 208, 223, 289, 528
Echinometra viridis, 80, 87, 88, 113, 154, 240,
444, 528
Ecoregion, 37, 38
Eco-regionalization, 416
Ecozone, 13, 416–418, 421
Ecuador, 132, 184, 186, 203
El Hierro, 474, 475, 501
El Niño, 88
El Salvador, 2, 67, 71, 84, 93
Encope grandis, 26, 128
Encope micropora, 24, 183, 205, 206, 212, 291
Endemism, 26, 38, 92, 284, 515
Equatorial front, 185
Eucidaris thouarsii, 29, 31, 84, 170, 191,
289, 528
Eucidaris galapagensis, 183, 192, 195, 200,
201, 213–215, 221, 223
Eucidaris tribuloides, 25, 26, 80, 93, 154, 254,
324, 411, 461, 465
Eulimids, 214
Euapta lappa, 26, 413, 416, 462, 530
Extinction, 44, 125, 221
F
Ferrol, 278
Fisheries, 6
Fission, 197–199, 369, 371
Florida Museum of Natural
History (FLMNH)
Fossil, 80
French Guiana, 4, 156, 516
G
Galapagos, 18
Glycosides, 382
Gorgona, 131, 49, 153, 157
Gran Canaria, 475, 482
Gulf of California, 13, 15, 18
Gulf of Chiriqui, 109, 110, 117, 130
Gulf of Fonseca, 68, 71, 84
Gulf of Mexico, 32
Gulf of Nicoya, 68, 71, 80
Gulf of Panama, 69, 109, 112, 120, 131
Guyana, 4, 156, 442
H
Haiti, 6, 87
Heavy metals, 96, 263, 413
Heliaster helianthus, 285, 288, 384
Hispabiota Marina Project, 431
Hispaniola, 2, 427, 440
Holothuria, 15, 19, 24–26, 31, 35, 36, 44, 82,
84, 86, 90, 93, 97, 119, 131, 132, 154,
155, 168, 170–172, 175, 191, 192, 198,
199, 210, 217, 218, 242, 289, 291, 294,
309, 322, 323
Holothuria atra, 154, 195, 199
Holothuria glaberrima, 173, 245, 450, 451
Holothuria theeli, 86, 191, 198, 199,
217, 294
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) thomasi
Honduras, 80, 82, 87
Huatulco, 154, 462
Hydro-physical stress, 413
I
Immune response, 208, 223, 310, 455
INVEMAR, 148, 153, 164
Isostichopus badionotus, 44, 86, 119, 132, 172,
242–246, 324
Isostichopus fuscus, 19, 24, 31, 33, 35, 36, 42,
93, 97, 172, 192, 196–199, 210, 217,
219, 223, 292, 297
Isthmus, 68, 123, 129, 533
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Conservation, 45, 46, 75, 221
Coral Reefs, 6, 25, 77, 110
Costa Rica, 68, 71, 79, 93, 515
Culebra Island, 120, 439, 458
Ctenantedon kinziei, 75, 154, 161
D
Deep azooxanthellate coral
communities, 164, 167
Diadema antillarum, 26, 32, 80, 93, 113, 126,
136, 145, 154, 162, 173, 240, 262, 409,
413, 414, 442, 446, 448, 460, 464,
483, 530
Diadema aff. antillarum, 82
Diadema mexicanum, 29, 31, 33, 83, 159, 192,
195, 215, 528
Disease, 34, 134, 210, 262
Distribution, 6, 18, 32
Diversity, 18
Dominican Republic, 6
E
Earthquake, 262
Echinometra lucunter, 26, 32, 79, 83, 90, 93,
113, 122, 162, 240, 256, 308, 413, 444,
459, 464, 465
Echinometra vanbrunti, 19, 24, 29, 31, 36, 39,
83, 84, 93, 159, 170, 172, 183, 191,
195, 206, 208, 223, 289, 528
Echinometra viridis, 80, 87, 88, 113, 154, 240,
444, 528
Ecoregion, 37, 38
Eco-regionalization, 416
Ecozone, 13, 416–418, 421
Ecuador, 132, 184, 186, 203
El Hierro, 474, 475, 501
El Niño, 88
El Salvador, 2, 67, 71, 84, 93
Encope grandis, 26, 128
Encope micropora, 24, 183, 205, 206, 212, 291
Endemism, 26, 38, 92, 284, 515
Equatorial front, 185
Eucidaris thouarsii, 29, 31, 84, 170, 191,
289, 528
Eucidaris galapagensis, 183, 192, 195, 200,
201, 213–215, 221, 223
Eucidaris tribuloides, 25, 26, 80, 93, 154, 254,
324, 411, 461, 465
Eulimids, 214
Euapta lappa, 26, 413, 416, 462, 530
Extinction, 44, 125, 221
F
Ferrol, 278
Fisheries, 6
Fission, 197–199, 369, 371
Florida Museum of Natural
History (FLMNH)
Fossil, 80
French Guiana, 4, 156, 516
G
Galapagos, 18
Glycosides, 382
Gorgona, 131, 49, 153, 157
Gran Canaria, 475, 482
Gulf of California, 13, 15, 18
Gulf of Chiriqui, 109, 110, 117, 130
Gulf of Fonseca, 68, 71, 84
Gulf of Mexico, 32
Gulf of Nicoya, 68, 71, 80
Gulf of Panama, 69, 109, 112, 120, 131
Guyana, 4, 156, 442
H
Haiti, 6, 87
Heavy metals, 96, 263, 413
Heliaster helianthus, 285, 288, 384
Hispabiota Marina Project, 431
Hispaniola, 2, 427, 440
Holothuria, 15, 19, 24–26, 31, 35, 36, 44, 82,
84, 86, 90, 93, 97, 119, 131, 132, 154,
155, 168, 170–172, 175, 191, 192, 198,
199, 210, 217, 218, 242, 289, 291, 294,
309, 322, 323
Holothuria atra, 154, 195, 199
Holothuria glaberrima, 173, 245, 450, 451
Holothuria theeli, 86, 191, 198, 199,
217, 294
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) thomasi
Honduras, 80, 82, 87
Huatulco, 154, 462
Hydro-physical stress, 413
I
Immune response, 208, 223, 310, 455
INVEMAR, 148, 153, 164
Isostichopus badionotus, 44, 86, 119, 132, 172,
242–246, 324
Isostichopus fuscus, 19, 24, 31, 33, 35, 36, 42,
93, 97, 172, 192, 196–199, 210, 217,
219, 223, 292, 297
Isthmus, 68, 123, 129, 533
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