scholarly journals Ichthyofauna of Trairí river basin, Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil: a century after the study of the naturalist Edwin Starks in the Papari lagoon

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. e20195901
Author(s):  
Lucas Silva de Medeiros ◽  
Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos ◽  
Márcio Joaquim Da Silva ◽  
Roney Emanuel Costa de Paiva ◽  
Mateus Germano Souza Lira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Lower Portion ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
The North ◽  
Coastal Basins ◽  
Fish Collection

Fishes from the coastal basins of the Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion (MNCE) were first sampled by the Stanford expedition at the beginning of the 20th century, and published by Edwin C. Starks in 1913. This material included specimens from the Papary lake (= Papari lagoon) in the lower portion of the Trairí river basin, draining towards the eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte State. In 1941, Henry Fowler provided a broad taxonomic study of the freshwater fishes from northeastern Brazil, including material from the Papari lagoon, besides describing four species assigned to this locality. However, these previous surveys focused only in the lower portion of the Trairí river basin and might be incomplete. Given this framework, the present study aimed at perform a wide ichthyofaunal inventory of Trairí river basin and compared with previously surveys performed in the regions. In 2013 and 2014, four expeditions along the whole basin, including the Papari lagoon itself, resulted in 28 species of fishes belonging to 17 families and seven orders. At Papari lagoon area 16 species were registered whereas 26 and 18 species were recorded by Starks and Fowler’s studies, respectively. Considering all records, 50 species were documented in the basin with 14 (28%) new records, including Serrapinnus potiguar, whose distribution was extended to the south. Two species described by Fowler, Pimelodella papariae and Pseudancistrus papariae, were not found in this study or in any fish collection, and are only known from their type-material. These two species can be naturally rare, locally extinct, or there were inaccuracies in their type-locality. However, species of these genera are only found in larger basins of the MNCE, which drains to the north, corroborating the latter assumption. Although not being a definitive list, the recent extensive fish surveys conducted in the MNCE’s coastal basins are helping to elucidate species’ geographic distribution and little knowing taxonomic issues.

scholarly journals New records of the hairy crab Pilumnus dasypodus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pilumnidae) in Northeastern Brazil

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1563
Author(s):  
Sávio Arcanjo Santos Nascimento Moraes ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar ◽  
Elena Thomsen ◽  
Fúlvio Aurélio Morais Freire
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time ◽  
North And South

Pilumnus dasypodus is reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil. Sampling occurred in the north and south coast of the state in four locations (the farthest about 500 km of the known south distribution of the species). This new record increases the information about the distribution of this species, showing a possible relationship between the distribution of species and the Atlantic Tropical Ecoregion.

scholarly journals Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília A. S. Barros ◽  
Camila Martins Gomes Morais ◽  
Bruna Maria Braga Figueiredo ◽  
Gilberto Benigno de Moura Júnior ◽  
François Fernandes dos Santos Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Phyllostomus Discolor

Abstract The state of Rio Grande do Norte is considered a data gap for bat species records in Brazil. The state is also currently target of large economic projects with potential impacts on bats, especially wind farms and mining enterprises. In addition, Rio Grande do Norte has few conservation units in which there is no systematic study on bat fauna. The Nísia Floresta National Forest (NFNF), a federally protected area of 174 hectares, is located in the eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte and corresponds to one of the last remnants of Atlantic Forest in the state, in its northernmost limits. A bat inventory was conducted in NFNF using mist nets set at ground level, from sunset to sunrise, from December 2011 to December 2012, totaling 25 sampling nights. We captured 1,379 bats belonging to four families and 16 species. Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) was the most frequently captured species (n = 685; 50%), followed by Myotis lavali (Vespertilionidae) (n = 248; 18%) and Phyllostomus discolor (Phyllostomidae) (n = 147; 11%). Peropteryx leucoptera, Phyllostomus discolor, Phyllostomus hastatus, Lophostoma brasiliense, Lasiurus blossevillii, Myotis lavali, and Promops nasutus are new records for Rio Grande do Norte, increasing the current number of bat species from 25 to 32 in this state. Further inventories, especially using acoustic surveys with bat detectors, might add more species to the NFNF bat list.

scholarly journals Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

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2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽  
Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽  
Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽  
Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽  
Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Littoral Region ◽  
Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

scholarly journals Peces de la subcuenca del río Tomo, Orinoquia colombiana: actualización de la lista de especies

2019 ◽  
pp. 12-33
Author(s):  
L. M. Mesa S. ◽  
C. A. Lasso ◽  
C. DoNascimiento
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
River Basin ◽  
New Records ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Orinoco River ◽  
Fish Collection ◽  
Del Rio

The Tomo River runs west to east through the high savannah, known as the 'Altillanura' in eastern Colombia, to flow directly into the Orinoco River. This updated ichthyological checklist was developed by revising and deleting five bibliographic references in combination with the results of an expedition carried out in April 2017 in the lower part of the sub–basin. Here we report 305 species of fish belonging to 183 genera, 45 families and 14 orders. The consolidated checklist includes 69 additional species for Tomo River, of which three species are new records for the Orinoco River basin and eight are new species for Colombia. In addition, we add 578 catalog numbers (10,423 specimens) to the fish collection of the Humboldt Institute (IAvH–P)

scholarly journals New records and geographic distribution map of Pseudopaludicola pocoto (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) in Northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles De Sousa Silva ◽  
Igor Joventino Roberto ◽  
Robson Waldemar Ávila ◽  
Drausio Honorio Morais
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Conservation Plans

<p>Fornecemos novos registros e um mapa de distribuição geográfica atualizado de Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad &amp; Garda, 2014 para os estados brasileiros do Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte e Pernambuco. O presente trabalho auxilia a preencher lacunas na distribuição desta espécie descrita para o domínio Caatinga, o que pode ser útil em futuros planos de conservação.</p><p><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Amphibia, Caatinga, neotrópicos, Semi-árido.</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong>: We provide new records and an updated geographic distribution map of Pseudopaludicola pocoto Magalhães, Loebmann, Kokubum, Haddad &amp; Garda, 2014 for the Brazilian states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco. The present work helps to fill gaps in distribution of this recently described species in Caatinga Biome, which can be useful in future conservation plans.<br />Key words: Amphibia, Caatinga, neotropics, Semiarid.</p>

Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-143
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CALISTO TOMAZ ◽  
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Genus One

The Bromeliaceae Flora for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, is presented, based on extensive fieldwork, morphological analyses using herbarium and freshly collected material, and specialized literature. Twenty-six species of bromeliads were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, distributed in ten genera and in three subfamilies. Bromelioideae was the richest subfamily (eight genera/14 species), followed by Tillandsioideae (one genus/12 species), and Pitcairnioideae (one genus/one species). Aechmea mertensii, Hohenbergia horrida and Tillandsia tenuifolia are new records for Rio Grande do Norte. Eight species (31%) are restricted to the Eastern portion of the state, in the Atlantic Forest. Caatinga dry woodlands harbor 18 species, with remarkable presence of Bromelia laciniosa, Encholirium spectabile, Tillandsia recurvata and T. streptocarpa, the four most widely distributed taxa. We discuss problems related to unclear taxonomic circumscriptions of species or diverging information between authors, more expressively in Hohenbergia, but also in Aechmea, Cryptanthus and Tillandsia. The data presented here might contribute to better understand the morphological variation of these taxa and suggest additional research on their taxonomy. Morphological descriptions, general comments, a map, photo plates and an identification key for all taxa are provided.

Five new records and morphological data of polyclad species (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria) from Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3170 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA BAHIA ◽  
VINICIUS PADULA ◽  
MARLON DELGADO
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data

In Brazil, 66 flatworm species of the order Polycladida are known, most of which collected from the southeastern Braziliancoast. The present study includes morphological descriptions of five species from Rio Grande do Norte State, BrazilianNortheastern coast: Enchiridium evelinae, Phrikoceros mopsus, Pseudobiceros evelinae, Thysanozoon brocchii and Hop-loplana divae. These findings represent the first record of Polycladida for this region of Brazil. Also, for the first timeEnchiridium evelinae, Pseudobiceros evelinae and Hoploplana divae are illustrated with color photographs of live spec-imens and histological details. Association with compound ascidians and encrusting bryozoan were observed and com-mented. Our data suggest that knowledge about Brazilian polyclads is underestimated and emphasizes the necessity of further studies to better understand the Polycladida biodiversity in Brazil.

scholarly journals First record of Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967 (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) in the Piranhas-Açu River basin, Brazil, with ecological notes on its habitat use

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1554
Author(s):  
Rafaela Lima de Farias ◽  
Thuanny Fernanda Braga Alencar ◽  
Elvio S.F. Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intermittent Stream ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Chironomid Fauna

The present study describes a new site of occurrence for the genus Lopescladius in Brazil and reports the first record for the Piranhas-Açu River basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. This new occurrence expands the distribution of the genus and adds to the knowledge of the chironomid fauna. The presence of this genus in an intermittent stream highlights the importance of future research on this type of aquatic system as well as ecological aspects related to Lopescladius.

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