On the first terrestrial ostracod of the Superfamily Cytheroidea (Crustacea, Ostracoda): description of Intrepidocythere ibipora n. gen. n. sp. from forest leaf litter in São Paulo State, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1828 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICARDO L. PINTO ◽  
CARLOS E.F. ROCHA ◽  
KOEN MARTENS
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Terrestrial Environments ◽  
Tropical Areas ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Forest Leaf Litter

Of the three superfamilies of Ostracoda present in fresh water, only the Cytheroidea had thus far no records in terrestrial environments. Here, we report on a new genus and species, Intrepidocythere ibipora n. gen. n. sp., of the ostracod superfamily Cytheroidea, from forest leaf litter in São Paulo State, Brazil. Judging from morphological similarities, this new genus is believed to be closely related to the genus Elpidium. Possible pathways that led to the colonisation of terrestrial habitats are discussed, and an overview is given on the distribution of the known terrestrial ostracod lineages. The present findings strengthen the idea that terrestrial ostracods are more common than previously thought, at least in tropical areas.

Systematics and phylogeny of Cristacoxidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida): a review

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2568 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONY HUYS ◽  
TERUE CRISTINA KIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sandy Beach ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
The Family ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
A New Species

Both sexes of a new species of Noodtorthopsyllus Lang, 1965 (Harpacticoida, Cristacoxidae) from a sandy beach in São Paulo State (Brazil) are described using light and scanning electron microscopy. Noodtorthopsyllus tageae sp. nov. displays a mosaic of characters drawn from both Noodtorthopsyllus and Cristacoxa Huys, 1990, blurring the boundaries between both genera. Consequently, Cristacoxa, the type genus of the nominal family-group taxon Cristacoxidae Huys, 1990, is relegated to a junior subjective synonym of Noodtorthopsyllus, and its type species is transferred to the latter as N. petkovskii (Huys, 1990) comb. nov. A new genus Acuticoxa is proposed to accommodate A. ubatubaensis sp. nov. (type species), collected on the northern continental shelf of São Paulo State, and A. biarticulata sp. nov., previously identified as Laophontisochra sp., from the Northern Magellan Straits. Amended diagnoses are provided for Noodtorthopsyllus and Laophontisochra. Autapomorphies supporting the monophyly of the Cristacoxidae are re-evaluated, including new data on P3 endopod sexual dimorphism and caudal ramus development. It is concluded that a recently published hypothesis of a deeply rooted split of the family into two highly divergent lineages cannot be supported. Consequently, both Laophontisochra and Acuticoxa gen. nov. are removed from the Cristacoxidae and tentatively assigned to the Nannopodidae (ex Huntemanniidae), forming a clade with three other genera displaying coxal modifications on leg 1 (Rosacletodes Wells, 1985; Huntemannia Poppe, 1884; and an as yet undescribed genus from Brazil). Based on the sexual dimorphism of the P4 endopod, we propose to transfer Metahuntemannia Smirnov, 1946 and Pottekia Huys, 2009 from the Nannopodidae to the Canthocamptidae (subfamily Hemimesochrinae) where they are probably most closely related to Psammocamptus Mielke, 1975; Bathycamptus Huys & Thistle, 1989; Perucamptus Huys & Thistle, 1989; and Isthmiocaris George & Schminke, 2003. An identification key to the genera of the Nannopodidae is presented.

scholarly journals Freshwater hyphomycetes in a preserved insular system from Brazil: first records at the Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso, municipality of Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Bernardino Moro ◽  
Iracema Helena Schoenlein-Crusius
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
New Record ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Petri Dishes

ABSTRACT (Freshwater hyphomycetes in a preserved insular system from Brazil: first records at Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso, municipality of Cananéia, São Paulo State). To survey freshwater hyphomycetes from insular water bodies at the Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso State Park, in Cananéia municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil, submerged mixed leaf litter samples were collected from six sites from June 2012 to February 2013. The samples were taken to the laboratory and incubated in Petri dishes containing sterile distilled water at room temperature (20oC). From the 5th day on, until at least one month, fragments of the leaf litter samples were examined under the microscope, resulting in the morphological identification of 33 taxa. Among those, two are new records for the state of São Paulo and four for Brazil. Descriptions and pictures of each new record are presented.

scholarly journals New aerophytic morphospecies of Cyanobacteria from tropical forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo state, Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 916-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Martins Lemes-da-Silva ◽  
Luis Henrique Zanini Branco ◽  
Orlando Necchi-Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Terrestrial Environments ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Metrical Analysis

Algae and Cyanobacteria can colonize a wide variety of terrestrial environments and the assemblages from aerophytic habitats are very poorly known. During the survey of aerophytic algal and cyanobacterial communities in forest fragments in northwestern São Paulo state, six cyanobacteria populations could not be identified at species level and, after morphological and metrical analysis, proved to be new morphotypes to Science. Four belong to the genus Aphanothece (A. excentrica, A. coacervata, A. densa and A. vaginata), one to Phormidium (P. arboricola) and one to Hapalosiphon (H.santannae). This study presents the description, comparison and proposition of the new morphospecies and improves taxonomic knowledge of the diversity of the group.

scholarly journals Seaweeds in ornamental aquaria in Brazil: anticipating introductions

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-350
Author(s):  
Beatriz N. Torrano-Silva ◽  
Carlos E. Amancio ◽  
Eurico C. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Aesthetic Appeal ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
The World ◽  
Tropical Areas ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Environmental Agencies ◽  
Macro Algae

Home and public sea aquaria are becoming more and more popular worldwide. Aquaria species are selected for their aesthetic appeal in terms of color, shape or behavior. In Brazil, most species are imported from remote places, usually tropical areas around the world. Water discarded from aquaria often includes organisms, or their propagula, that may become locally established. There have been extensive discussions concerning the vectors of species dispersion from their native areas, which includes ornamental aquaria. In order to evaluate the potential of local aquaria as a source of non native macro algae, we surveyed sea-aquaria shops and exhibition aquaria in São Paulo State. Thirty eight species of seaweeds were isolated in the aquaria surveyed. Among them, six have not been recorded from Brazil and nineteen were not reported for São Paulo littoral, including Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata the only species that so far deserves being designated as invasive in Brazil. The present paper should alert environmental agencies and aquaria shops about the risk of involuntarily introducing non-native species through aquariophyly.

Diversity of leaf-litter anurans in a fragmented landscape of the Atlantic Plateau of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (35-36) ◽  
pp. 2219-2234
Author(s):  
Roberta Thomaz Bruscagin ◽  
Thais Helena Condez ◽  
Marianna Dixo ◽  
Jaime Bertoluci
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Fragmented Landscape ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

scholarly journals Jururumberus, a new genus of Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Humberto Fonseca Mendes ◽  
Trond Andersen
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Apical Seta ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo State

Jururumberus n. gen. is erected based on the males of J. arapuca n. sp. from São Paulo State, in southeastern Brazil and J. uatuma n. sp. from the Amazonas in northern Brazil. The genus can be separated from other Orthocladiinae based on the combination of bare eyes, wing, and squama; frons U-shaped, extended ventrally; AR ≤ 0.3, antenna without apical seta; palp short, five-segmented, with sensilla clavata in subapical sensillum coeloconicum; no acrostichals; costa strongly extended; R4+5 ending proximal to M3+4; anal point narrowly triangular with microtrichia only, sitting high on tergite IX; and virga composed of two spines.

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