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The gastropod-symbiotic sea anemone genus Isosicyonis Carlgren, 1927 (Actiniaria : Actiniidae): a new species from the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) that clarifies the taxonomic position of the genus
A second species of the sea anemone genus Isosicyonis is described and illustrated from 16 specimens collected in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) on the Polarstern cruises ANT XVII/3, ANT XXI/2 and ANT XXIII/8. Isosicyonis striata n. sp. is easily distinguishable externally from the other species of the genus Isosicyonis alba by its pattern: white longitudinal stripes on the column, oral disc, and tentacles. It is also distinguished by internal features including the retractor muscles, parietobasilar muscles, marginal sphincter muscles, number of mesenteries, and cnidae. The genus Isosycionis is currently only known from the Southern Ocean. Both species of Isosicyonis live in association with a gastropod, with a single sea anemone occupying almost the whole shell of its gastropod host. The description of this new species, and our re-examination of Isosicyonis alba, resolves the controversial higher taxonomic position of the genus, confirming its placement within the Endomyaria
Spanish Tourist Behaviour: A Specific Objective-base Segmantation
This work uses data from the Spanish Tourism Demand Segments Survey (N=6900) conducted by the IESA-CSIC for Turismo Andaluz, SA. The objective of the paper is to develop a statistical segmentation or typology of Spanish tourists based on objective aspects of tourist behaviour measured in the survey including destinations visited, theme of the trip, lodging, transportation and travel group. Initial categorical data are reduced using multiple correspondence analysis and grouped through cluster analysis. Afterwards, identified segments are evaluated to analyse their tourist profiles with a view to examining sociological perspectives of tourist behaviour.Tourist Demand, Segmentation, Spain, Domestic Tourism, Multiple Correspondence Analysis, Cluster Analysis
New record of the sea anemone Kadosactis antarctica (Carlgren, 1928): re-description of an Antarctic deep-sea sea anemone, and a discussion of its generic and familial placement
Sagartiogeton antarcticus Carlgren, 1928 is an
Antarctic deep-sea species of sea anemone only known
from its holotype. The species has been assigned to the
genera Sagartiogeton and Kadosactis, and is currently
placed within the family Kadosactidae Riemann-Zu¨rneck, 1991. Kadosactis antarctica is re-described based
on 11 specimens collected during the cruise of the R/V
Polarstern ANT XIX/3 (ANDEEP-I) to the Scotia Sea
and off the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica). The
description includes a complete account of cnidae and
photographs. Because the mesogloea is thickened on the
aboral surface on the base of the tentacles, this feature
becomes a generic character of Kadosactis rather than a
differential specific character among the species of the
genus as previously proposed. Furthermore, the known
distribution of the species is enlarged to include the
southern branch of the Scotia Sea
A new species of Hormathia (Actiniaria, Hormathiidae) from the eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica
A new species of sea anemone in the genus
Hormathia, is described and illustrated based on fortytwo specimens collected during the Polarstern cruises
ANT XV/3 and ANT XVII/3 in the Weddell Sea. The
main features of the new taxon are the crown of flattened
and hooked tubercles at the distal end of the scapus, the
regular arrangement of pointed tubercles along the column and the cnidom. The new species shares the pointed
tubercles, at least in the upper part of the scapus, with
two other species of Hormathia in the southern hemisphere: Hormathia spinosa Hertwig 1882 and H. pectinata Hertwig 188
Stephanthus antarcticus, a new genus and species of sea anemone (Actiniaria, Haloclavidae) from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Stephanthus antarcticus gen. nov. et sp. nov. is
described and illustrated from six specimens collected
in the Antarctic Peninsula on the Polarstern cruises
ANT XV/3 and ANT XIX/3. The new genus is characterised by the absence of sphincter and basilar musculature, the presence of a single strong siphonoglyph with a
basal enlargement, distinct parietobasilar musculature,
tentacles without acrospheres, two cycles of six pairs
of mesenteries (only one of them perfect), and a deep
fosse with parapet; another remarkable feature is the absence of microbasic p-mastigophores. The new genus
shows characteristics of three families of soft-bottomdwelling sea anemones, namely Haloclavidae Verrill,
1899, Halcampoididae Appellöf, 1896, and Andresiidae
Stephenson, 1922. The generic characters of Stephanthus
gen. nov. are discussed and it is tentatively placed in the
family Haloclavidae
Reestructuración turística y cultura empresarial en Andalucía. Una aproximación cualitativa a la sociología económica de las estrategias empresariales.
El presente trabajo recoge el planteamiento y los principales resultados de una investigación sobre los discursos estratégicos de los empresarios y directivos turísticos andaluces. Inspirada por la crítica del actor económico racional de la sociología económica, la perspectiva adoptada indaga en los mecanismos con los que la cultura o ideología de gestión construye o da legitimidad a significados sociopolíticos de lo que constituye la eficacia de una estrategia empresarial. El objetivo del análisis es mostrar cómo el proceso de elaboración de estrategias y, en particular, la elección entre calidad y costes en la reestructuración de los negocios turísticos, ocurre en un marco discursivo articulado por el campo organizacional de los destinos turísticos
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