Distribution of larval Stomiidae of the Brazilian central coast, southwest Atlantic Ocean (12°S–22°S)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1236 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
MÁRCIA SALUSTIANO DE CASTRO ◽  
ANA CRISTINA TEIXEIRA BONECKER

This study was designed to describe the occurrence and distribution of Stomiidae along the Brazilian central coast. Three oceanographic cruises were made in the Brazilian central coast during the spring/1998, winter/1999 and autumn/2000. Stomiid larvae were very rare in the samples, occurring in 13% of the sampled stations. A total of 102 stomiid larvae were collected representing 11 species, some of which could only be identified to genus: Aristostomias sp., Astronesthes sp., Bathophilus sp., Eustomias sp., Melanostomias sp., Stomias sp., Chauliodus sloani, Flagellostomias boureei, Photonectes mirabilis, Photostomias guernei and Stomias affinis. All species identified have already been recorded from the Brazilian coast as adults, except for P. guernei, first recorded in this study. Most taxa were distributed both in the northern and southern regions of the study area, including the banks of the Vitória-Trindade Ridge. Stomias sp. was the most abundant taxon among all groups and was widely distributed along the study area. The species C. sloani and F. boureei were only collected in the south and north regions, respectively.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariela Gabioux Gabioux ◽  
Vladimir Santos Da Costa ◽  
João Marcos Azevedo Correia de Souza ◽  
Bruna Faria de Oliveira ◽  
Afonso De Moraes Paiva

ABSTRACT. The standard REMO (a Brazilian approach towards operational oceanography) model configuration is tested, and results of two numerical simulations with HYCOM are presented and discussed. This configuration consists basically of a high-resolution eddy-resolving, 1/12 degree model for the Metarea V (latitudes from 7◦N to 35◦50’S, and longitudes between 20◦W and the Brazilian coast), nested in a medium-resolution eddy-permitting, 1/4 degree model of the Atlantic Ocean. These simulations aim for: a) creating a basic set-up for implementation of assimilation techniques leading to ocean prediction; b) the development of hydrodynamic bases for environmental studies; and c) providing boundary conditions for regional domains with increased resolution. This is the first time HYCOM is applied in high-resolution and particularly tailored for this region of the ocean. The 1/4 degree simulation was able to simulate realistic Equatorial and South Atlantic large scale circulation, both the wind-driven and the thermohaline components. The high-resolution introduces realistic mesoscale activity, in particular that associated with the dynamics of western boundary currents, and captures also both the continental shelf and the upper-ocean modes of variability associated with atmospheric synoptic forcing. Important issues for the simulation of the South Atlantic with high-resolution are discussed, like the ideal place for boundaries, improvements in the bathymetric representation, and the control of SST bias by the introduction of surface relaxation. In order to make a preliminary assessment of the model behavior when submitted to data assimilation, the Cooper & Haines (1996) method was used to extrapolate SSH anomalies fields to deeper layers every 7 days, with encouraging results.Keywords: numerical simulation, nesting, southwest Atlantic, Brazil Current. RESUMO. Neste trabalho são apresentados e discutidos resultados de duas simulações numéricas realizadas com o model HYCOM e que representam a configuração padrão do projeto REMO (Rede de Modelagem e Observação Oceanográfica), uma abordagem brasileira para a oceanografia operacional. Esta configuração consiste em um modelo em alta resolução (1/12 de grau, que resolve a mesoescala) da região denominada de Metarea V (latitudes de 7◦N a 35◦50’S e longitudes desde 20◦W até a costa brasileira), aninhado em um modelo em média-resolução (1/4 de grau, que resolve apenas parcialmente a mesoescala) do oceano Atlântico. Estas simulações tem como objetivos: a) a geração de um set-up básico para implementação de técnicas de assimilação visando a previsão oceânica; b) o desenvolvimento de bases hidrodinâmicas para estudos ambientais; e c) a geração de condições de contorno para domínios regionais com maior resolução. Esta é a primeira vez que o HYCOM é aplicado em alta resolução e especialmente configurado para esta região do oceano. A simulação em 1/4 de grau simulou de forma realista a circulação de larga escala no Atlântico Sul e Equatorial, tanto a componente eólica quanto a termohalina. A simulação em alta resolução foi capaz de introduzir também de forma realista a mesoescala, em particular aquela associada à dinâmica das correntes de contorno oeste, e de capturar a variabilidade da porção superior do oceano e da plataforma continental associada à forçante atmosférica em escala sinótica. Aspectos importantes para a simulação do Atlântico Sul em alta resolução são discutidos, como o posicionamento dos contornos, a representação da batimetria e o controle de possíveis tendências na TSM pela introdução de um termo de relaxamento para climatologia em superfície. Uma avaliação preliminar do comportamento do modelo submetido à assimilação de dados foi realizada com o método de Cooper & Haines (1996), capaz de extrapolar campos de anomalias de elevação da superfície para camadas mais profundas a cada 7 dias, com resultados promissores.Palavras-chave: simulação numérica, aninhamento, Atlântico sudoeste, Corrente do Brasil.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1718 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ R. SENNA ◽  
CRISTIANA S. SEREJO

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


Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Da Gama Bahia ◽  
Gilberto Menezes Amado Filho ◽  
Jonas Azevedo ◽  
Gavin Willian Maneveldt

Here we describe in detail two crustose coralline red algal (CCA) species newly reported for the southern Atlantic: Porolithon improcerum and Mesophyllum macroblastum. Porolithon improcerum was recorded on the remote oceanic island of Martim Vaz (ca. 1,200 km off the Brazilian Coast) and M. macroblastum on the Cagarras Archipelago (ca. 5 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro city). Within the genus Porolithon, P. improcerum is characterized by thin vegetative thallus composed mostly of two cell layers and thalli forming several applanate branches overgrowing one another. Within the genus Mesophyllum, M. macroblastum is characterized by bearing volcano-like multiporate tetrasporangial conceptacles with a raised rim and sunken central pore plate in addition to pore canals of conceptacles being lined by cells that are similar in size and shape to other roof cells. While, P. improcerum has previously been reported for the northern Atlantic Ocean, this study represents the first report of M. macroblastum for the Atlantic Ocean.


Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Licia Sales ◽  
Marlon Delgado ◽  
Vinicius Queiroz ◽  
Vinicius Padula ◽  
Cláudio L. S. Sampaio ◽  
...  

The nudibranch Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 is reported from two localities in the northeastern Brazilian coast. These are the first records of this species, previously recorded from localities in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea, in South Atlantic Ocean, extending its known geographic distribution more than 3500 km southward.


1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA MARIA PIMENTEL MIZUSAKI ◽  
ANTONIO THOMAZ FILHO ◽  
PEDRO DE CESERO

The analysis of published and unpublished 368 K/Ar radiometric ages of basic, intermediate and alkaline volcanic rocks, related to the post-Paleozoic magmatism linked to the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean, yields some important evidence concerning the break up of the Gondwana supercontinent. At the Brazilian Equatorial margin, the Gondwana break up started in the Permo-Triassic, when the opening of the Equatorial South Atlantic Ocean began and spread out south-eastward up to the present day Amazon River mouth. During the middle Jurassic/lower Cretaceous (pre-Aptian), the continuity of this separation, towards the Potiguar Basin, was coeval with the northward opening of the south-east Brazilian margin, up to the Espírito Santo State latitude. The relationship between large volcanic events in the basins and the resistance to the rifting process development offered by the cratonic area was shown by the trend of the magmatic age. Along the equatorial margin, the fragmentation resistance caused by the São Luis / West African craton is manifested by a large basic magmatism described in the Tacutu, Acre, Solimões, Amazonas and Parnaíba basins. A similar mechanism along the south-east margin, is proposed for the magmatism described in the Paraná Basin which is associated with the fracturing resistance offered by the São Francisco/Congo cratonic area. The integration of geochronological, micropalentological, sedimentological and geochemical data from the basins of the east Brazilian continental margin supports a model to explain the final disruption between South America and Africa during Cenonian/Turonian time. This model implies that 90 Ma basic magmatic rocks, related to the oceanic crust formation, probably occur offshore from the present-day eastern Brazilian coast line.


ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Fujiwara ◽  
Naoto Jimi ◽  
Paulo Y.G. Sumida ◽  
Masaru Kawato ◽  
Hiroshi Kitazato

A new species of bone-eating annelid, Osedaxbraziliensissp. n., found in a sunken whale carcass at a depth of 4,204 m at the base of the São Paulo Ridge in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast is described. The organism was retrieved using the human-occupied vehicle Shinkai 6500 during the QUELLE 2013 expedition. This is the 26th species of the genus and the first discovery from the South Atlantic Ocean, representing the deepest record of Osedax worldwide to date. This species morphologically resembles Osedaxfrankpressi but is distinguished by the presence of a yellow bump or patch behind the prostomium and its trunk length. Molecular phylogenetic analysis using three genetic markers (COI, 16S, and 18S) showed that O.braziliensissp. n. is distinct from all other Osedax worms reported and is a sister species of O.frankpressi.


2017 ◽  
Vol 122 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 420-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Denuncio ◽  
María Agustina Mandiola ◽  
Sofía Belén Pérez Salles ◽  
Rodrigo Machado ◽  
Paulo H. Ott ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 545-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Ane Pereira De Freitas ◽  
Fernanda Casagrande ◽  
Douglas Da Silva Lindemann ◽  
Maria Angélica Gonçalves Cardoso ◽  
Jeferson Prietsch Machado

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Livio Gurjao

Pantropical spotted dolphins, Stenella attenuata, are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans around the world, but their distribution is poorly known in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWA). A group of approximately 10 S. attenuata individuals was sighted in deep (~3,000 m), warm (~27.5 °C) and oligotrophic waters, near oceanic banks off northeastern Brazil (02°04’16.68” S and 038°08’28.26” W). This sighting constitute a new record of the northern distribution of S. attenuata in SWA. More survey efforts mustbe carried out to investigate cetaceans distribution along the Brazilian coast, especially inoffshore waters.


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