First record of Naushonia sp. (Decapoda: Laomediidae) larva from the Equatorial Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4387 (1) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIMONE MARIA DE ALBUQUERQUE LIRA ◽  
CLAUDEILTON SEVERINO DE SANTANA ◽  
RALF SCHWAMBORN
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Zoeal Stage ◽  
Depth Of Field ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Equatorial Atlantic ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Decapod Larvae

The first zoeal-stage larva of a possibly new species of mud shrimp Naushonia (Decapoda: Gebiidea: Laomediidae) was described from plankton samples taken off the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, being the first occurrence at the oceanic islands of the Equatorial Atlantic. Five zoea I larvae were obtained and dissected for observation of mouthparts. This zoea I of Naushonia sp. is well distinguished from the first larvae of N. portoricensis (Rathbun 1901) from the Caribbean and N. cangronoides (Kingsley 1897) from the Northwest Atlantic in terms of development and setation of appendages, and possibly belongs to a new, undescribed species. The present study widens the knowledge on tropical oceanic decapod larvae and provides detailed drawings and new photographic illustrations with extended depth of field of these organisms. 

New records of the larval forms Cerataspis monstrosa and Amphionides reynaudii (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the western tropical Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4237 (2) ◽  
pp. 335 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIMONE MARIA DE ALBUQUERQUE LIRA ◽  
CLAUDEILTON SEVERINO DE SANTANA ◽  
CYNTHIA DAYANNE MELLO DE LIMA ◽  
MANUEL DE JESUS FLORES MONTES ◽  
RALF SCHWAMBORN
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Tropical Oceans ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
Decapod Larvae

The current biogeographic and taxonomic knowledge on decapod larvae in tropical oceans is still very incomplete, in spite of their huge ecological and socio-economic importance. The present study reports two new records for decapod larval forms in pelagic environments off oceanic islands in the western tropical Atlantic, and provides detailed diagnoses and images of these larvae. Samples were taken from July 2010 to November 2014 using neuston, bongo and WP-2 nets at three localities: St. Peter and St. Paul’s Archipelago (SPSP), Rocas Atoll (RA) and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (FN). The larval forms Cerataspis monstrosa (Gray, 1828) and Amphionides reynaudii (H. Milne Edwards, 1832) were recorded around these areas, constituting the first record for these oceanic islands. Out of 121 samples analyzed, one specimen of C. monstrosa (Mysis II) was found off FN, and 20 specimens of A. reynaudii in nine distinct stages (Mysis II, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII) were found off SPSP, RA and FN. 

scholarly journals  New records of two teleost species from two insular areas of the western equatorial Atlantic

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1515-1520
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Xavier Soares ◽  
Karlla Danielle Jorge Amorim ◽  
Amanda Torres Borges ◽  
Wagner Franco Molina ◽  
José Garcia Júnior
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Saint Paul ◽  
First Record ◽  
Equatorial Atlantic ◽  
Teleost Species ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
Mid Atlantic Ridge ◽  
Saint Peter ◽  
Volcanic Islands ◽  
Northeastern Coast

We report the first record of two teleost species from two archipelagos in the western equatorial Atlantic. We recorded the occurrence of Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842) (Monacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes) from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, a group of volcanic islands 345 km off the northeastern coast of Brazil. We also report the first regional record of Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiramphidae, Beloniformes) from the Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Archipelago, which is a small and isolated group of rocky islands 520 km from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

scholarly journals First record of Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Boettger, 1893) (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 794
Author(s):  
Andrés Rymel Acosta-Galvis
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Floodplain Forests ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
The Caribbean

The distribution of Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni in Colombia is reviewed. The first occurrence of this spe-cies from the floodplain forests of Caribbean region of Colombia is reported.

scholarly journals New records of the mollusk Firoloida desmarestia Lesueur, 1817 (Gastropoda: Pterotracheidae) off Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Northeastern Brazilian continental slope, Tropical Atlantic

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Guerra Araújo Abrantes de FIGUEIREDO ◽  
Ralf SCHWAMBORN ◽  
Arnaud BERTRAND ◽  
Simone Maria Albuquerque LIRA
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Tropical Oceans ◽  
Fernando De Noronha

Biogeographic and taxonomic knowledge on planktonic mollusks, specifically on Pterotracheoidea (also known as heteropods or sea elephants) in tropical oceans, is still incomplete. In this paper we report the first record of the heteropod Firoloida desmarestia Lesueur (1817) on waters off the Northeast Brazilian continental slope and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and extend its geographic distribution in the tropical Atlantic. We provide new detailed digital image and descriptions of this highly fragile and transparent gelatinous species. Samples were taken in the context of the ‘ABRACOS’ (Acoustic along the Brazilian Coast) project using bongo nets. Out of 96 samples analyzed, six specimens were recorded in five samples, three at Fernando de Noronha, and three off the Northeast Brazilian coast. The present study extends the range of distribution of F. desmarestia to 3°S-9°Sin the western the Tropical Atlantic and highlights the importance of detailed studies on large-sized gelatinous plankton biodiversity in tropical oceans. Keywords: Tropical oceanic islands, Continental slope, zooplankton, heteropods, Pterotracheidae. 

A new species of Stoeba (Demospongiae: Astrophorida) from oceanic islands off north-eastern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1387-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Moraes ◽  
Guilherme Muricy
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
A New Species

The genus Stoeba has 11 recognized species. Herein we describe a new species of Stoeba endemic from two oceanic archipelagoes off north-eastern Brazil (Fernando de Noronha and São Pedro e São Paulo), constituting the first record of this genus for the western Atlantic. Stoeba latex sp. nov. is characterized by its thickly encrusting to massive shape, stretched surface, brownish-red colour, and spiculation of calthrops and sanidasters with well developed spines; dichotriaenes and oxeas are absent. Stoeba and Dercitus are very closely related genera, and should probably be merged. The genus Stoeba now contains the following valid species: S. dissimilis, S. exostotica, S. extensa, S. lesinensis, S. natalensis, S. occulta, S. pauper, S. plicata, S. reptans, S. simplex, S. syrmatita and S. latex sp. nov. Several other species still await description. A key to the valid species of Stoeba is given.

The first zoeal stage of the yellow land crab Johngarthia lagostoma (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4990 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-200
Author(s):  
SIMONE MARIA DE ALBUQUERQUE LIRA ◽  
CYNTHIA DAYANNE MELLO DE LIMA ◽  
IGOR DE ÁVILA TEIXEIRA ◽  
RALF SCHWAMBORN
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Zoeal Stage ◽  
Dorsal Seta ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Larval Morphology ◽  
Land Crab ◽  
The Family ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
Morphological Differences

The objective of this paper is to describe and illustrate the first zoeal stage of the largest land crab of the Tropical Atlantic, Johngarthia lagostoma (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae). A larval description of J. lagostoma was previously not available. Larvae were obtained from ovigerous females on Rocas Atoll and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. Twenty larvae were randomly chosen to be dissected and described in detail, while 40 others (20 larvae from each island) were measured only. The published description of the congener J. planatus (Stimpson, 1860) larvae was used for a comparison of larval morphology. Some morphological differences between the first zoeal stage of these two species were: The absence or presence of a simple shorter seta on antennule, number of the minute terminal spines on the antenna, setation of the coxal endite of the maxilla, exopod unsegmented of the first and second maxilliped, and a single mid-dorsal seta on first pleonite. These results and differences observed between these species can assist in studies on phylogenetic relationships within the Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838, as well as in the identification of the larvae of J. Lagostoma in plankton samples from the tropical Atlantic.  

scholarly journals New record of planktonic cladoceran to the upper Paraná River, Brazil: Bosmina huaroensis Delachaux, 1918

2000 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. M. VELHO ◽  
F. A. LANSAC-TÔHA ◽  
C. C. BONECKER
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Parana River ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Basin ◽  
Paraná River Basin

In this paper we register the first occurrence of Bosmina huaroensis Delachaux, 1918 in the upper Paraná River basin, which is probably the first record to Brazil. Illustrations and an updated description of the species are given.

Taxonomy and phylogeny of calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea: Calcinea) from Brazilian mid-shelf and oceanic islands

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4311 (3) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
FERNANDA AZEVEDO ◽  
ANDRÉ PADUA ◽  
FERNANDO MORAES ◽  
ANDRÉ ROSSI ◽  
GUILHERME MURICY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Biological Communities ◽  
Calcareous Sponges ◽  
Molecular Approaches ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
Molecular Tree ◽  
Trindade Island ◽  
Fernando De Noronha

Despite the enormous economic, scientific and strategic value of the Brazilian oceanic and mid-shelf islands (BOMIs), the biological communities of these islands are still poorly known. An example is their fauna of calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea), with only six species described up to date. In the present study, we analysed the Calcinean sponges from the mid-shelf Abrolhos Archipelago and four of the five Brazilian oceanic islands (São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Rocas Atoll, and Trindade Island), using both morphological and molecular approaches for taxonomy. Fourteen species were found, of which 12 are new to science: Arturia trindadensis sp. nov., Borojevia tenuispinata sp. nov., B. trispinata sp. nov., Clathrina insularis sp. nov., C. lutea sp. nov., C. mutabilis sp. nov., C. zelinhae sp. nov., Ernstia citrea sp. nov., E. multispiculata sp. nov., E. rocasensis sp. nov., E. sanctipauli sp. nov., and E. solaris sp. nov. These results raised in 63% the species richness of calcareous sponges from the BOMIs. Clathrina aurea and Leucetta floridana were recollected and the former had its geographical distribution expanded. The molecular tree obtained confirmed the morphological identifications and allowed a discussion about the evolution of morphological characters, and the usefulness of some of those characters in the taxonomy of Calcinea. 

scholarly journals Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the Archipelago of São Pedro and São Paulo, Equatorial Atlantic, with emphasis on a new Hemicytheridae genus

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
João C. Coimbra ◽  
Silvia R. Bottezini ◽  
Cláudia P. Machado
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Equatorial Atlantic ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Specific Level ◽  
Recent Sediments ◽  
Systematic Knowledge

The present study is a further contribution to the systematic knowledge of the shallow water marine ostracodes from the Brazilian oceanic islands. A total of 14 species belonging to 10 genera and eight families is herein identified. One new genus and species are described and illustrated: Berguecythere insularis gen. nov., sp. nov. In addition to this new taxon, the abundant species Loxocorniculum tricornatum Krutak, 1971, widely distributed in recent sediments in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, north and northeast of Brazil and the Rocas Atoll, along with the cosmopolitan tropical ostracode Triebelina sertata Triebel, 1948, were also identified at specific level. The remaining 11 species were left at the genus level, and should provide new species. Ecological, zoo- and paleozoogeographical aspects were also briefly discussed.

Theorica valuliae Pinkaew, new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), the first record of the genus in Thailand

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4590 (4) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
NANTASAK PINKAEW ◽  
SOPITA MUADSUB
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
First Record ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
A New Species

The genus Theorica Diakonoff, 1966 includes two previously described species that occur in Vietnam (i.e., T. secunda Kuznetsov, 1997) and New Guinea (i.e., T. lamyra (Meyrick, 1911)). We report the first occurrence of this genus in Thailand, represented by a new species: Theorica valuliae Pinkaew, n. sp. In addition to illustrations of the adult and genitalia, we also present photographs of living specimens in their natural resting posture.

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