First record of a reef coral spawning event in the western South Atlantic

An analysis of bivalves shells collected off the coast of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and specimens of scientific collections, identified as Cuspidaria braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1915 was made. From the examination of syntypes of C. braziliensis and the type species of the genus Plectodon Carpenter, 1864, a redescription was made and it is proposed to transfer the species to the genus Plectodon, resulting in the new combination Plectodon braziliensis (E.A. Smith, 1915). This is the first record of a Plectodon species for the South Atlantic.

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First record of Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii for St. Helena, South Atlantic

Bulletin of the African Bird Club ◽

10.5962/p.309984 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 213-214

Author(s):

J C Hillman ◽

Elizabeth Clingham

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

South Atlantic ◽

St Helena

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First record of Purple Heron Ardea purpurea for St. Helena, South Atlantic

Bulletin of the African Bird Club ◽

10.5962/p.309985 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 215-216

Author(s):

Annalea Beard

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

South Atlantic ◽

St Helena

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Trichoplax from marine cultures in Brazil – First record of the phylum Placozoa in the South Atlantic Ocean

Zoologischer Anzeiger ◽

10.1016/j.jcz.2006.05.006 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 245 (2) ◽

pp. 127-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

André C. Morandini ◽

Sérgio N. Stampar ◽

Fábio L. da Silveira

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

First Record ◽

South Atlantic ◽

South Atlantic Ocean ◽

The South

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First record of anomalous otoliths of Menticirrhus americanus in the South Atlantic

Journal of Applied Ichthyology ◽

10.1111/jai.13979 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 1286-1291

Author(s):

Barbara Maichak Carvalho ◽

Alejandra Vanina Volpedo ◽

Cristiano Queiroz Albuquerque ◽

Luís Fernando Fávaro

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

South Atlantic ◽

The South

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Sigmaxinella cearense sp. nov. from sandstone reefs off Fortaleza (Ceara State, Brazil) (Desmacellidae, Mycalina, Poecilosclerida, Demospongiae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1369.1.4 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1369 (1) ◽

pp. 43 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SULA SALANI ◽

TITO M.D.C. LOTUFO ◽

EDUARDO HAJDU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Ocean ◽

First Record ◽

South Atlantic ◽

The Other ◽

Single Specimen ◽

The South ◽

Australian Species ◽

Mean Width ◽

Single Category

Sigmaxinella cearense sp. nov. is described here on the basis of a single specimen collected in 2004 at Parque Estadual Marinho da Pedra da Risca do Meio, off Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. This is the first record of Sigmaxinella for the Atlantic Ocean. The new species differs from the other eleven Sigmaxinella species by the absence of raphides/microxea, and is the only species with a single category of styles as megascleres (mean length 435µm, mean width 12µm), and sigmas (mean length 21µm). The new species appears to be closer to Australian species of Sigmaxinella, on the basis of overall spicule morphology (mainly dimensions and categories of megascleres). This could be suggestive of a transpacific track for the colonization of the South Atlantic, instead of the shorter Agulhas track.Key words: Sigmaxinella, taxonomy, Parque Estadual da Pedra da Risca do Meio, sponge, new species, sandstone reef, Brazil

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Checklist of decapods (Crustacea) from the coast of the São Paulo state (Brazil) supported by integrative molecular and morphological data: I. Infraorder Caridea: families Hippolytidae, Lysmatidae, Ogyrididae, Processidae and Thoridae

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4370.1.6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4370 (1) ◽

pp. 76 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

MARIANA TEROSSI ◽

ALEXANDRE O. ALMEIDA ◽

RAQUEL C. BURANELLI ◽

ANTONIO L. CASTILHO ◽

ROGÉRIO C. COSTA ◽

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Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Color Pattern ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

South Atlantic ◽

Molecular Techniques ◽

Morphological Data ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

The current checklist is the result of a long-term multidisciplinary project which combined molecular techniques (mitochondrial DNA markers) and morphological analyses of adult specimens for an accurate and detailed identification of the total biodiversity of decapod crustaceans from marine and coastal (including estuaries) environments of São Paulo State (Brazil). This is the first of a series of reports and providing a checklist of caridean shrimps of the families Hippolytidae (5 spp.), Lysmatidae (6 spp.), Ogyrididae (2 spp.), Processidae (5 spp.) and Thoridae (1 sp.). We collected material of 13 species out of 19 recorded, with sequences of cytochrome oxidase subunit I - barcode region and 16S generated from 10 species. The previous record of Lysmata cf. intermedia for São Paulo is actually L. jundalini, as the first record in São Paulo/South Atlantic waters. The molecular data were helpful to confirm the identification of some species, as the occurrence of L. wurdemanni which is confirmed in the South Atlantic Ocean based on morphological, color pattern and molecular data.

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First record of synchronous coral spawning in a marginal coral community in Shenzhen, China

Bulletin of Marine Science ◽

10.5343/bms.2020.0070 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yu Zhao ◽

Xiaofeng Zhang ◽

Mingru Chen

Keyword(s):

Full Moon ◽

First Record ◽

Coral Community ◽

Coral Spawning

Here we present the first documentation of a synchronous coral spawning event in a marginal coral community in Shenzhen. Acropora pruinosa was observed spawning for seven consecutive nights after the full moon, and Platygyra carnosa was observed spawning on the eighth and ninth nights after the full moon.

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