scholarly journals Living benthic Foraminifera from the Saquarema lagoonal system (Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil)

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2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Belart ◽  
Vanessa Mattos Laut ◽  
Iara Martins Moreira Matos Clemente ◽  
Débora Silva Raposo ◽  
Virgínia Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Coastal Lagoons ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Foraminiferal Assemblage ◽  
Complex Ecosystem ◽  
Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblage ◽  
Janeiro State ◽  
Transitional Environments

Transitional environments such as coastal lagoons with narrow connections to the sea are ecosystems very sensitive to natural or anthropogenic pressures. They are biodiversity hotspots and for this reason it should be studied and preserved. This study lists the benthic Foraminifera species from the Saquarema lagoonal system (SLS), Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. This complex ecosystem consists of four large connected lagoons, namely Urussanga, Jardim, Boqueirão, and Saquarema. A poorly diversified benthic foraminiferal assemblage was documented from most of the lagoon system and consisted of only eight species belonging to three orders and four families. The relatively low species richness of the SLS compared to other Brazilian coastal lagoons might be explained by several factors including domestic sewage input and the long residence time of water.

scholarly journals Recent benthic foraminifera from the Itaipu Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro (southeastern Brazil)

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Raposo ◽  
Vanessa Laut ◽  
Iara Clemente ◽  
Virginia Martins ◽  
Fabrizio Frontalini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Guanabara Bay ◽  
Foraminiferal Species ◽  
The City ◽  
Janeiro State

Itaipu Lagoon is located near the mouth of Guanabara Bay and has great importance for recreation to the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Several studies have documented foraminiferan diversity at Guanabara Bay, but none in Itaipu Lagoon. Therefore, this study lists and provides images of foraminiferal species collected from Itaipu Lagoon. A total of 35 species belonging to 23 genera were collected, grouped in 17 families and four orders. Ammonia tepida was the species with the highest occurrence. This study represents a baseline work for future investigations.

scholarly journals The snake community of Serra do Mendanha, in Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil: composition, abundance, richness and diversity in areas with different conservation degrees

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 795-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAL. Pontes ◽  
RC. Pontes ◽  
CFD. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Abundance Distribution ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Undisturbed Forest ◽  
Banana Plantations ◽  
Janeiro State

We studied and compared parameters of the snake community of the Serra do Mendanha, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil (22º 48'-22º 51' S and 43º 31'-43º 28' W), such as: abundance distribution, richness, species diversity and biomass, between forested areas, areas under regeneration and agriculture areas (banana plantations); to obtain information about the natural history and facilitate the development of future research. For capturing the snakes we used: pitfall traps, drift-fences and visual search (diurnal and nocturnal) along four transects for each habitat. The captured snakes were measured with a tape and caliper, weighed with dynamometers and sexed with the use of a catheter. The animals marked (with ventral scales cut) were released for posterior recapture. One individual per species was fixed and deposited at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. We undertook an effort of 840 man/hour, and captured a total of 207 snakes belonging to 25 species (Colubridae 80.2%, Elapidae 12.6%, Viperidae 6.3% and Boidae 0.9%). The most abundant were: Liophis miliaris (n = 33), Micrurus corallinus and Chironius fuscus (both with n = 26); the least abundant: Elapomorphus quinquelineatus, Siphlophis compressus and Tropidodryas serra (all with n = 1). The species that contributed the greatest biomass were Spilotes pullatus (7,925 g), Chironius laevicollis (4,694 g), Liophis miliaris (3,675 g) and Pseustes sulphureus (3,050 g); those that contributed the lowest biomass were: Siphlophis compressus, Tropidodryas serra (both with 4 g) and Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (3 g). We found significant differences between the sampled habitats at the Serra do Mendanha (undisturbed forest, secondary forest and banana plantations). The results showed that a great reduction in the abundance, richness, diversity and biomass of the snakes occurs when the native forest is replaced by banana plantations.

scholarly journals An albino armored catfish Schizolecis guntheri (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from an Atlantic Forest coastal basin

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo F. G. de Brito ◽  
Érica P. Caramaschi
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Janeiro State ◽  
Coastal Basin

We report here on an albino specimen of Schizolecis guntheri caught in the rio Bonito in the rio Macaé basin, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. The hypothesis that albinism is more common in fishes with cryptobiotic and/or nocturnal habits is strengthened by additional records of this chromatic anomaly.

scholarly journals A new species of the loricariid catfish genus Hemipsilichthys from southern Rio de Janeiro coastal rivers, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDSON H.L. PEREIRA ◽  
ROBERTO E. REIS ◽  
PABLO F.M. SOUZA ◽  
HENRIQUE LAZZAROTTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Coastal Rivers ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Janeiro State

Hemipsilichthys nimius, new species, is described from the upper Perequê-Açu River in Parati, in the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. The new species is distinguished from the remaining 18 Hemipsilichthys species by modally having eight branched rays in the dorsal fin (vs. seven branched rays), by possessing a posteriorly expanded dorsal-fin membrane connecting the last dorsal-fin ray to the dorsum and, except from H. gobio and H. papillatus, by having teeth cusps equal in size (vs. small lateral cusp or unicuspid teeth in both dentary and premaxilla). From H. gobio and H. papillatus it is further distinguished by the larger orbital diameter and by its V-shaped dorsal-fin spinelet. Hemipsilichthys nimius shares with H. gobio and H. papillatus several characters that might be indicative of close relationships. These putative phylogenetic relationships are discussed.

Two new species of the sharpshooter genus Paratubana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from alpine fields of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5005 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-348
Author(s):  
ISABELE CÔRTE ◽  
NATHALIA H. PECLY ◽  
VICTOR QUINTAS ◽  
ANDRÉ L. D. FERREIRA ◽  
RODNEY R. CAVICHIOLI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Janeiro State

Two new species of Paratubana Young, 1977 are described and illustrated from Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, based on specimens collected in alpine fields (above 1,800 m) of the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range. Paratubana auromarginata sp. nov. (Pico da Caledônia) can be recognized by the paraphyses with the apex bifurcate, forming an outer subquadrate projection and inner spiniform process, whereas in P. takiyae sp. nov. (Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos) the paraphyses have a pair of strong spiniform processes directed dorsally and crossing each other. The two new species are apparently closely related to each other and both use Eryngium L. (Apiaceae) as host plants. A key to males of the ten known species of the genus is added, as well as two maps of their known distribution.

Nematode infection patterns in four sympatric lizards from a restinga habitat (Jurubatiba) in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Van Sluys ◽  
Fábio Hatano ◽  
Joaquim Vicente ◽  
Conrado A.C. Galdino ◽  
Mônica Cunha-Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Infection Intensity ◽  
Nematode Infection ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Faunal Composition ◽  
Janeiro State ◽  
Nematode Fauna

AbstractSpecimens of the four most abundant diurnal lizards (Tropidurus torquatus, Cnemidophorus littoralis, Mabuya macrorhyncha and M. agilis) inhabiting the restinga of Jurubatiba, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil were examined for nematodes. Eight species of nematodes were found. Tropidurus torquatus had the richest (8 species) and most diverse nematode fauna, whereas that of C. littoralis was the poorest (2 species) and less diverse. Tropidurus torquatus also had the highest overall prevalence (92%) and mean infection intensity (37.2; standard deviation 82.0; range 2-549). Similarities in nematode faunal composition between host species was generally low, except between the two Mabuya species.

scholarly journals Crustaceans composition in sandy beaches of Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo S. Cardoso ◽  
Felipe Meireis ◽  
Gustavo Mattos
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Sepetiba Bay ◽  
Main Species ◽  
Janeiro State ◽  
Made In

A crustacean survey was made in Sepetiba bay, Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil. Twelve sandy beaches were sampled on five islands in this embayment. A total of 3024 individuals were collected, belonging to 21 species, which are grouped in 16 families, seven infraorders, seven suborders, and four orders. Isopods, followed by amphipods and tanaids, showed the highest abundance, amounting to over 92% of the dominance of crustaceans. The main species were Excirolana armata, Excirolana braziliensis (isopods), Atlantorchestoidea brasiliensis (amphipod), and Monokalliapseudes schubarti (tanaid), which together accounted about 80% of crustaceans of the beaches studied. Excirolana braziliensis had the highest frequency. The majority of species found are typical of sandy beaches, with large spatial distribution.

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