A new recent marine Ostracoda species (Hemicytheridae) from Brazil

Ostracods were collected on Sargassum sp. from the littoral of São Sebastião, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. A new species, Aurila ornellasae, is illustrated and described based on a population with various instars and adult specimens. This is the first living species of this genus described...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Coimbra, Cristianini Trescastro Bergue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2003-09-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212003000300003