Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurrences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southwestern Atlantic

This work deals with haplosclerid sponges off the coast of Maranhão State, northeastern coast of Brazilian shelf (southwestern Atlantic). A new species is described, Haliclona (Halichoclona) lernerae. Four species are recorded for the first time for the Brazilian coast: Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986); Niphates lutea Lehnert & Van Soest, 1999; Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850) and Petrosia (Petrosia) weinbergi Van Soest, 1980. Three species were recollected from the southwestern Atlantic and have their geographic distribution extended on the Brazilian coast: Callyspongia (Cladochalina) vaginalis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), Oceanapia bartschi (De Laubenfels, 1934) and Xestospongia muta (Schmidt, 1870). Two species were collected for the first time from the Maranhão State Coast: Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 and Neopetrosia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864). A taxonomic study of those samples is given, including description, illustrations and geographic distribution.

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Description of three new species of Ampelisca (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampeliscidae) from Southwestern Atlantic, with a key of the genus for Brazilian species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1626.1.2 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1626 (1) ◽

pp. 25-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MARIA TERESA VALÉRIO-BERARDO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Continental Shelf ◽

Benthic Communities ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Soft Bottom ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

Southwestern Atlantic Ocean ◽

Three New Species

Ampelisca species are inhabitant of soft bottom marine benthic communities of tropical to cold – temperate zones. Prior to this paper, 11 species of the genus were recognized from Brazilian coast. Three new species of Ampelisca are herein described: Ampelisca longipropoda, Ampelisca meridionalis and Ampelisca youngi. The specimens were dredged from the continental shelf of Southwestern Atlantic Ocean between the latitudes 22°06’S and 34°32’S. A key to the Ampelisca species of the Brazilian coast is provided.

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New records of Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004 (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil

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10.15560/12.1.1822 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1822

Author(s):

Luci F. Pereira ◽

Rosana B. Silveira ◽

Vinícius Abilhoa

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Incidental Capture ◽

Additional Information ◽

Trawl Fishery ◽

Shrimp Trawl ◽

Management And Conservation

Abstract: The seahorse Hippocampus patagonicus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) is the southernmost occurring species of its genus in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its distribution seems to be restricted to the Southwestern Atlantic, along the coasts of Argentina and Brazil. Herein we report the incidental capture of six individuals as bycatch in the shrimp trawl fishery off the coast of Paraná, southern Brazil. Additional information on the geographic distribution of H. patagonicus, together with its ecology and life history, is important for conservation of this threatened species. These data can promote the development of appropriate management and conservation strategies for populations along the Brazilian coast.

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Pectinariidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from off southeastern Brazil, southwestern Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4571.4.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4571 (4) ◽

pp. 489

Author(s):

JOÃO MIGUEL DE MATOS NOGUEIRA ◽

WILLIAM M. G. RIBEIRO ◽

ORLEMIR CARRERETTE ◽

PAT HUTCHINGS

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

First Record ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Nomen Nudum ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Ecological Studies ◽

Unpublished Thesis ◽

A New Species

Two of the species of Pectinariidae previously reported from the Brazilian coast are herein described, together with a new species and also new record for the genus Petta Malmgren, 1866 for the southern Atlantic. Amphictene catharinensis (Grube, 1870) was described from material from off Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, but the most recent description for these animals comes from Nilsson (1928); a redescription for A. catharinensis is herein provided. Pectinaria nonatoi n. sp. was informally described as P. (Pectinaria) laelia nomen nudum in an unpublished thesis and a formal description has never been provided, although the species has been reported from several other localities off the Brazilian shoreline, mostly in ecological studies; the species is formally described herein and compared to the most similar congeners. Petta alissoni n. sp. is also described and compared to the most similar congeners and this is the first record for animals of this genus from southern Atlantic. There are also records for Pectinaria gouldii (Verrill, 1874) and P. regalis Verrill, 1901 from off the Brazilian coast, and a doubtful record for Lagis pseudokoreni (Day, 1955), but we did not find any material belonging to those taxa.

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Pelagic ctenophores from the São Sebastião Channel, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1183.1.1 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1183 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

OTTO M.P. OLIVEIRA ◽

ALVARO E. MIGOTTO

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Mnemiopsis Leidyi ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Southeastern Coast ◽

Beroe Ovata ◽

Planktonic Species

The ctenophore fauna of Brazilian coast is poorly known. Only one planktonic species, Mnemiopsis leidyi, was previously recorded for the southeastern coast. The present study describes and gives some biological notes of this and four other species (Beroe ovata, Bolinopsis vitrea, Leucothea multicornis, and Ocyropsis crystallina) that occur in the area, two of which (B. vitrea and L. multicornis) are new records for the subtropical southwestern Atlantic.

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New occurrences of the nonindigenous orange cup corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in Southwestern Atlantic

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10.15560/8.3.528 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 528 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Cláudio L. S. Sampaio ◽

Ricardo J. Miranda ◽

Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira ◽

José De Anchieta C.C. Nunes

Keyword(s):

Natural Occurrence ◽

Rocky Shores ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Oil Platforms ◽

The Pacific ◽

The Pacific Ocean ◽

Tubastraea Coccinea ◽

First Time ◽

New Occurrences ◽

Northeastern Coast

The genus Tubastraea, with natural occurrence in the Pacific Ocean, was reported for the first time in Brazil along the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Since then it has also been reported in other sites along the south and southeast Brazilian coasts in oil platforms and rocky shores. We describe for the first time the occurrence of Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea in the Northeastern coast of Brazil. The corals were found in the state of Bahia, sitting on shipwrecks, marina jetties as well as occupying space on a coral reef.

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Amaryllididae and Lysianassidae (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) from off the central coast of Brazil (11oS-22oS), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1718.1.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1718 (1) ◽

pp. 45 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ANDRÉ R. SENNA ◽

CRISTIANA S. SEREJO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Central Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic Ocean ◽

Three New Species ◽

Brazilian Province ◽

A New Species

Material collected on the central Brazilian coast from the REVIZEE Benthos Program was analyzed and three new species were herein described. Knowledge about sexual dimorphism on Bonassa is improved. The hypothesis of endemism of the genus Amaryllis to Australia is contested with the discovery of a new species of Amaryllis in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. A new species of Lysianassa is described, and its differences to L. brasiliensis are commented too. Lysianopsis concavus Senna, 2007 is herein described with more details in description and figures. The distributions of the described species are given. Keys to identification of Brazilian Lysianassoidea families and Lysianassidae species are presented in this paper.Key-words: Amaryllis, Bonassa, Lysianassa, Lysianopsis, taxonomy, Brazilian province

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New species of Plesionika Bate, 1888 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pandalidae) from Southwestern Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3089.1.2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3089 (1) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

IRENE A. CARDOSO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Identification Key ◽

Full Description ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Additional Material ◽

Widespread Distribution

The pandalid genus Plesionika Bate, 1888 includes 92 species and has a widespread distribution. The new Plesionika species described herein was sampled by the oceanographic program REVIZEE Central (Fishery) at the Central Brazilian coast (from 11 o S to 22 o S) in depths ranging from 200 to 2000 m using ARROW and GOV nets. Additional material of the new species from the collection of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), sampled at South Brazilian coast was also examined. Plesionika revizeei n. sp. is closely related to P. willisi (Pequegnat 1970), and the main feature that distinguishes these two species is the presence of epipods on pereopods 1–4 in the new species. This study provides a full description of the new species and an identification key to the Southwestern Atlantic species of Plesionika.

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Checklist of tidepool fishes from Jericoacoara National Park, southwestern Atlantic, with additional ecological information

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-06032015011114 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Fabiola S. Machado ◽

Raphael M. Macieira ◽

Mario A. Zuluaga Gómez ◽

Alexandra F. Costa ◽

Esther M.C. Mesquita ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

National Park ◽

Abundant Species ◽

Rocky Intertidal ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Ecological Data ◽

Ecological Information ◽

Intertidal Ecosystems

Ichthyofauna from 29 tidepools in Jericoacoara National Park (Ceará State, Brazil) was sampled. A total of 733 fishes, comprising 16 species belonging to 12 families, was collected. The three most abundant species were the frillfin goby Bathygobius soporator, the sergeant-majorAbudefduf saxatilis and the molly miller Scartella cristata. An invasive species from the Indo-Pacific, the Muzzled blenny Omobranchus punctatus, was also recorded. The known geographic distribution of the blenny Hypleurochilus fissicornis was extended approximately 2,500 km northward. These findings highlight the lack of knowledge of the rocky intertidal ecosystems along the Brazilian coast, an area that needs more sampling effort and ecological data.

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A new species of Metrarabdotos (Bryozoa, Ascophora) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2222.1.5 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2222 (1) ◽

pp. 57-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

FLÁVIA T. SANTANA ◽

LAÍS V. RAMALHO ◽

CARMEN P. GUMARÃES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Fossil Species ◽

Morphological Disparity ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Living Species ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

Worldwide there are approximately 40 species of Metrarabdotos, only six of which are extant. Among the living species, three were previously recorded from the Brazilian coast: M. unguiculatum, M. tuberosum, and M. gulo, collected from Bahia and Espírito Santo States. There are no records of fossil species of Metrarabdotos from Brazil. This study reports two living Metrarabdotos species, collected from three states in Brazil―Sergipe, Bahia and Espírito Santo. One of the species, M. sergipensis, is new to science. Its morphological features, such as extreme tuberculation of the zooidal frontal shield, add appreciably to the range of morphological disparity known in the genus.Key-words: Brazil, Bryozoa, Metrarabdotosidae, new species, Southwestern Atlantic, taxonomy

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