Black Corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the Southwestern Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4692 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANUELA M. LIMA ◽  
RALF T. S. CORDEIRO ◽  
CARLOS D. PEREZ
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
The South ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
Black Corals

Black corals (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) occur in all oceans of the globe, especially at depths greater than 50 m. However, their richness is underestimated due to the scarcity of studies on this group, especially in deep waters. The south Atlantic is one of the most depauperate regions in terms of our knowledge of antipatharians. Herein, we report 34 antipatharian species for the Southwestern Atlantic. Additionally, based on the examination of museum specimens, three species are new records in the Atlantic (Parantipathes laricides; Stichopathes paucispina and S. spiessi); and 17 had their distribution expanded, representing six families (Antipathidae, Cladopathidae, Leiopathidae, Myriopathidae, Schizopathidae and Stylopathidae). Additionally, the richness, distribution and associations of antipatharians are briefly discussed. An artificial key to South Atlantic antipatharians is included. 

scholarly journals New records of fishes for the Vitória-Trindade Chain, southwestern Atlantic

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 699-705
Author(s):  
Helder Coelho Guabiroba ◽  
Caio Ribeiro Pimentel ◽  
Raphael Mariano Macieira ◽  
Gabriel Costa Cardozo-Ferreira ◽  
João Batista Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
The South ◽  
Shallow Reef ◽  
Trindade Island ◽  
Reef Fish Species

Oceanic islands and seamounts play an important role on the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, however, these environments are still poorly understood. Here we report 15 new records of reef fish species for the Davis Seamount, Trindade Island and Martin Vaz Archipelago, in the Vitoria-Trindade Chain (VTC). Such isolated sites are among the last frontier for shallow reef exploration in the South Atlantic, and more scientific effort is needed to better understand their biogeography and to help in conservation efforts.

First report of rare pomfrets (Teleostei: Bramidae) from Brazilian waters, with a key to Western Atlantic species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2290 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALFREDO CARVALHO-FILHO ◽  
GUY MARCOVALDI ◽  
CLÁUDIO L. S. SAMPAIO ◽  
M. ISABEL G. PAIVA ◽  
LUIZ A. G. DUARTE
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

This is the first in a series of reports describing new records caught with circle hooks, a method only now being employed in exploratory fishing in Brazilian deep waters. Several new records of deep-water fishes were obtained with this equipment. In this paper we record for the first time the occurrence of two genera and species of Bramidae in Brazilian waters: the tropical pomfret Eumegistus brevorti and the keeltail pomfret Taractes rubescens. We also report on previously unnoticed collection records from preserved specimens of Pterycombus brama in museum collections, and the first capture of an adult bigscale pomfret Taractichthys longipinnis in Brazil. These new records increase the number of bramid species known from Brazilian waters to ten. The addition of P. brama to the Brazilian Bramidae makes the Southwestern Atlantic the only known area of the world where two species of Pterycombus are found together. Meristic, biometric, and new biological data are presented for Eumegistus brevorti. Some species of bramids are rather rare and even if well described in the literature there are morphological characters and behavioral aspects yet to be added. Herein we present detailed descriptions of some bramid species to add to their published descriptions. A key to the Western Atlantic Bramidae is provided.

scholarly journals Relationship between spatial distribution of chaetognaths and hydrographic conditions around seamounts and islands of the tropical southwestern Atlantic

2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1151-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIANE S. DE SOUZA ◽  
JOANA A.G. LUZ ◽  
PAULO O. MAFALDA JUNIOR
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Water Mass ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
The South ◽  
Water Column Stability ◽  
South Atlantic Central Water ◽  
Hydrographic Conditions

Relationship between spatial distribution of chaetognaths and hydrographic conditions around seamounts and islands off Northeastern Brazil were analyzed from 133 oceanographic stations during the months of January – April of 1997 and April – July of 1998. Oblique zooplankton tows, using 50 cm diameter Bongo nets with 500µm mesh with a flowmeter to determine the filtered volume, were carried out to a maximum of 200m depth. The Superficial Equatorial Water, which had a salinity > 36 PSU and temperature > 20°C, occupied the top 80 to 200m depth. Below this water mass was the South Atlantic Central Water with salinity ranging from 34.5 to 36 PSU and temperature from 6 to 20°C. The community of chaetognaths showed six species: Pterosagitta draco, Flaccisagitta enflata, Flaccisagitta hexaptera, Pseudosagitta lyra, Serratosagitta serratodentata, and Sagitta helenae. Of these species, F. enflata was the most abundant (32.05% in 1997 and 42.18% in 1998) and the most frequent (87.88% in 1997 and 95% in 1998) during both periods. A mesopelagic specie was identified (P. lyra). This specie was more abundant in 1997 (3.42%), when the upwelling was more intense. P. lyra occurred in 22% of the samples during 1997. The abundance of F. enflata, an epiplanktonic species, increased, associated with greater water-column stability.

Pilargidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from coastal and deep waters of the Southwestern Atlantic, with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4878 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-76
Author(s):  
RANNYELE PASSOS RIBEIRO ◽  
ALINE DA CRUZ BARBOSA ◽  
ROBERTA FREITAS ◽  
JOANA ZANOL ◽  
CHRISTOPHER J. GLASBY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
Two New Species

We describe seven species of Pilargidae from the coast and deep sea (300–1400 m deep) of southeastern Brazil, belonging to the genera Ancistrosyllis McIntosh, 1878, Cabira Webster, 1879, Glyphohesione Friedrich, 1950, Hermundura Müller, 1858, and Pilargis Saint-Joseph, 1899. Of those, two are new species (Glyphohesione campensis sp. nov. and Pilargis falconae sp. nov.) and two are new records of Ancistrosyllis for Brazil. Glyphohesione campensis sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by fewer neurochaetae, the anteriormost appearance of first notopodial spines, and intermediate relative length of dorsal and ventral cirri. Pilargis falconae sp. nov. is diagnosed by the presence of parapodial glands from the first chaetiger on the dorsal surface and from the sixth chaetiger on the ventral surface; and neurochaetae smooth capillaries and limbates with unidentate tips. Keys to pilargid species reported from, or likely to occur in, Brazilian waters are provided.

Lacydoniidae Bergström, 1914 (Polychaeta) in the South Atlantic: morphology, three new species and five new records

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 1265-1285
Author(s):  
Alexandra E. Rizzo ◽  
Wagner F. Magalhães ◽  
Cinthya S.G. Santos
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
The South ◽  
Campos Basin ◽  
Polychaete Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Species Descriptions

LacydoniaMarion & Bobretzky in Marion, 1874 is the only known genus in Lacydoniidae Bergström, 1914, which is composed of small polychaetes scarcely sampled. Studies on the biology and ecology of this group are rare and most species descriptions are based on one or a few specimens. There are 13 nominal species from different parts of the world. We revise herein the morphological characters used for species description on the basis of a lacydoniid assemblage collected in Campos Basin, Southern Brazil. Material was obtained in two sampling campaigns during the Project Habitats/Petrobras – Heterogeneidade Ambiental da Bacia de Campos, coordinated by CENPES/Petrobras. Lacydoniids were collected from the continental shelf, canyons and slope, at depths from 25 to 2500 m. This polychaete family is recorded for the first time in Brazilian waters, three new species are described and all others are new records to the South Atlantic. The new species areLacydonia anapaulaesp. nov.,L. brasiliensissp. nov. andL. jackisp. nov. Newly recorded species areL. cirrata(Hartman & Fauchald, 1971),L. laureciLaubier, 1975,L. mirandaMarion & Bobretzky in Marion, 1874,L. oculata(Hartman, 1967) andL. cf.papillataUschakov, 1958. An updated key to all described species ofLacydoniais included.

scholarly journals New records of Pigrogromitus timsanus Calman, 1927 (Callipallenidae, Pycnogonida) for the South Atlantic

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Rudá A. Lucena ◽  
Martin L. Christoffersen
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
The South ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
First Time ◽  
World Distribution

Pigrogromitus timsanus Calman, 1927 is a species of pycnogonid that has a broad world distribution and belongs to a monotypic genus. Although this species was recorded for the first time in the Southern Atlantic from the port of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, this record appeared in the grey literature, has gone unnoticed, and to our knowledge, the specimens are not available for study. Based on materials in the Paulo Young Invertebrate Collection at Universidade Federal da Paraíba, we provide further proof of the presence of P. timsanus in the Southern Atlantic. We also provide an updated account on the worldwide distribution of this species. 

scholarly journals Addisonia enodis (Vetigastropoda: Lepetelloidea) associated with an elasmobranch egg capsule from the South Atlantic Ocean and the discovery of the species from deep waters off northeastern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima ◽  
Luiz Ricardo Lopes Simone ◽  
Carmen Regina Parisotto Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
South Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
The South ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
Egg Capsule

Abstract A gastropod specimen of the subfamily Addisoniinae Dall, 1882 is reported here for the first time associated with an elasmobranch egg capsule from the South Atlantic Ocean. A specimen of Addisonia enodis Simone, 1996 was found living inside an egg capsule of Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) (Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934) from shallow waters off southeastern Brazil. Previous studies have reported the association of members of the genus Addisonia Dall, 1882 only with the egg capsules of sharks from the family Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862 and skates from the family Rajidae de Blainville, 1816. Other specimens of A. enodis are also here reported to occur off northeastern Brazil based on shells found in deep waters off the state of Sergipe, which fills a gap in its distribution in the Southwestern Atlantic to the north of this region. Addisonia enodis was recognized as a synonym of A. excentrica (Tiberi, 1855). However, we consider A. enodis as a valid species until further data clarify this issue based on a large sample of Addisonia from Brazilian waters.

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