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First record of Ophionereis dolabriformis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophionereididae) for the Brazilian coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2010

Anne Isabelley Gondim ,
Cynthia Lara de Castro Manso  and
Carmen Alonso
Anne Isabelley Gondim*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP 58059-900, Brazil
Cynthia Lara de Castro Manso
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Universitário Professor Alberto Carvalho, Rua Olimpio Grande s/n, Sítio Porto, Itabaiana, SE, CEP 49500-000, Brazil
Carmen Alonso
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP 58059-900, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.I. Gondim, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP 58059-900, Brazil email: anneisabelley@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

The present study reports the first occurrence of Ophionereis dolabriformis for Brazil and increases its bathymetric distribution upwards to 14 m. The specimens examined were from the States of Paraíba and Bahia, in north-eastern Brazil. Descriptions, geographical distributions and ecological notes about the species are provided.

Keywords

first recordOphionereididaenorth-eastern Brazil
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e34
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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