scholarly journals New records of two species of parasitic isopods (Isopoda: Cymothoida: Bopyridae: Athelginae) associated with hermit crabs from the south Atlantic

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. e20195937
Author(s):  
Felipe Bezerra Ribeiro ◽  
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho ◽  
Luís Ernesto Arruda Bezerra

Two species of bopyrid isopods from the subfamily Athelginae are recorded from new localities in northeastern Brazil. Parathelges foliatus Markham, 1972 was recorded for the first time from Brazil, in the state of Ceará, parasitising the hermit crab Clibanarius symmetricus (Randall, 1840). Pseudostegias atlantica Lemos de Castro, 1965 is recorded from the state of Ceará, parasitising Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859. Illustrations, species diagnosis and an updated distribution map are given for each species.

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo da Silva Gomes ◽  
Alessandro Wagner Coelho Ferreira ◽  
Maycon Jordan Costa da Silva ◽  
Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição ◽  
Edlley Max Pessoa

Abstract The Brazilian state of Maranhão is located in a transition zone between the Amazon and Cerrado domains; its geographic position enables the coexistence of species from both biomes. Taxonomic information of Orchidaceae and especially Epidendrum in the state are scarce; thus this study aimed to provide a taxonomic treatment for the genus based on field expeditions and analyses of herbarium specimens (IAN, MAR, MG, NY, SLUI, and UB). Epidendrum is represented in Maranhão by 10 species, of which three are new records: E. amapense, E. anceps, and E. carpophorum. Another three previously cited species, E. nocturnum, E. sculptum, and E. viviparum, were not collected and also not found in the herbaria visited; moreover, these records represent misidentifications. The majority of the species is distributed in the Amazon domain; however, E. macrocarpum is recorded for the first time for the Brazilian Cerrado. Here we provide an identification key, descriptions, photographs, and a distribution map of the species in the state.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4577 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
AUGUSTO FREDERICO HUBER ◽  
FELIPE BEZERRA RIBEIRO ◽  
PAULA BEATRIZ DE ARAUJO

Neognathophausia ingens (Dohrn, 1870) is a bathypelagic crustacean distributed worldwide. In the western Atlantic it has been recorded off the La Plata region, Argentina, and off the coast of Brazil, from the state of Bahia to Rio de Janeiro. We provide new records of N. ingens from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, about 1188 km south of its previous distribution limit off Brazil, filling the gap between the central West Atlantic and Argentina. Five specimens were analyzed and drawings for all body regions and appendages are presented. Mandible, thoracopods 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and pleopods are illustrated and described for the first time. An updated synonym list and a distribution map for this species in Brazil are provided. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Bezerra Ribeiro ◽  
Helena Matthews-Cascon ◽  
Luis Ernesto Arruda Bezerra

This study reports the occurrence of the pea-crab Calyptraeotheres garthi (Fenucci, 1975) for the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The crab was found associated to the calyptraeid limpet Crepidula plana (Say, 1822) in a Voluta ebraea (Linnaeus, 1758) shell occupied by the hermit crab Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758). This record represents the northernmost occurrence for the species in the Atlantic Ocean and the second for Brazilian waters. This new record increases the distribution area of C. garthi in about 3520 km. Taxonomic and biogeographic remarks, ecological notes and an updated distribution map are provided for this species.


Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1755-1763
Author(s):  
Cleilton Lima Franco ◽  
Lucas Ramos Costa Lima ◽  
Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Carlos Augusto Silva de Azevêdo ◽  
Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira

Based on material recently collected in Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, we present new records for seven species of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954 (Gerridae); Mesovelia mulsanti White, 1879 (Mesoveliidae); and Paravelia polhemusi Rodrigues, Moreira, Nieser, Chen & Melo, 2014 (Veliidae) are reported from the state for the first time.


Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-433
Author(s):  
Thaís B. Guedes ◽  
Aryel Queiroz ◽  
Patrícia Sousa ◽  
Breno Hamdan

We report for the first time Trilepida fuliginosa (Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto, 2006) and Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Our record for T. fuliginosa represents the northernmost locality for the species and extends its geographic distribution by nearly 662 km (in a straight line) from São Geraldo do Araguaia, state of Pará. Our record for D. anomalus is the easternmost known occurrence and extends its distribution by 203 km from Piçarra, Pará. Updated distribution maps and images of preserved specimens are provided.


2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4 suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 222-227
Author(s):  
L. A. N. N. Agra ◽  
A. C. C. Bezerra ◽  
L. H. Cavalcanti

Abstract Mangrove swamps and forests cover over 137,000 km2 distributed latitudinally among subtropical zones, 7% of which are in Brazil, with a greater density in the country’s northernmost region. Considering that the community of Myxomycetes recorded for this environment is hardly known, three areas located in the state of Maranhão were investigated. Two field trips were conducted, one at the beginning of the rainy season and another during the dry season. In each area, two plots (125 m2) equidistant 100 m apart from each other were surveyed. In these areas, standing dead tree trunks and dead branches still attached to the mother plant that were above the tideline, were examined. On these same occasions, samples of the aerial litter and from the cortex of living trees (Rhizophora) were collected for the preparation of moist chambers cultures. Twenty-one specimens were obtained from field and moist chambers, belonging to 11 species, distributed in nine genera and five families. Seven species are new records from Maranhão. There was a predominance of r-strategist (73%) over K-strategist (27%) species. Cribraria violacea, Comatricha tenerrima, Echinostelium minutum, and Fuligo septica are new worldwide records from mangrove environments, and Oligonema flavidum is reported for the first time from Brazil.


Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1563
Author(s):  
Sávio Arcanjo Santos Nascimento Moraes ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar ◽  
Elena Thomsen ◽  
Fúlvio Aurélio Morais Freire

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.


Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crizanto Brito De-Carvalho ◽  
Francis Luiz Santos Caldas ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Santana ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Noronha ◽  
Evellyn Borges de Freitass ◽  
...  

This article provides new records to Acratossaura mentalis of two new localities from the state of Sergipe, northeast Brazil. These records extend the geographical distribution of specie for municipalities from Poço Redondo and Itabaiana. Possibly, these points are the first records of A. mentalis for the state of Sergipe.


Check List ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2060
Author(s):  
Alex Barbosa de Moraes ◽  
Daniele Cosme Soares de Moraes ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar ◽  
Willianilson Pessoa da Silva ◽  
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire

Potimirim potimirim (Müller, 1881), a species of coastal freshwater shrimp, is recorded for the first time from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern of Brazil, where it was collected in a small tributary of the Potengi River. This record extends the distribution of this species about 220 km north along Brazilian coast. New records, such as this, reinforce the need for greater research efforts in the northeastern freshwater ecosystems of Brazil to provide better understand the region’s biodiversity and establish better parameters for conservation actions.


Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1600
Author(s):  
Thiago Elisei ◽  
Fabio Albuquerque ◽  
Sergio Andena ◽  
Celso Martins

The state of Paraíba is included in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, called Caatinga, and this region is characterized by low and irregular rainfall, with xerophilous vegetation. Social wasps are an important ecological group, which has been utilized for biological control and as bioindicators of environmental quality. Few studies about the diversity of social wasps were accomplished in the Caatinga and there is no survey of social wasps in the state of Paraiba. This study used data collected from city of Sumé, through field research and analysis of previously deposited material from surveys realized by Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA). Two species of social wasps, Polistes simillimus and Mischocyttarus cearensis, were recorded for the first time in state of Paraiba.


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