Epibionts on Caribbean mangrove roots from Morrocoy National Park and La Restinga Lagoon National Park, Venezuela

Epibionts on Caribbean mangroves from two marine reserves separated by 436 km along the Venezuelan coast were registered: Morrocoy National Park (MNP), western Venezuela; and La Restinga National Park (LRNP), eastern Venezuela. In both parks, 60 sites were sampled during 2 years. Presence of 143 species from 10 Phylum are registered, as well as the geographic coordinates and local environmental variables of each occurrence. From all Phylum, sponges (Porifera) and tunicates (Chordata) were the richness groups.