Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil

Rocas Atoll is the only one of its kind in the South Atlantic—and the first Brazilian marine biological reserve. This is the first report about the ascidians from Rocas. A total of 12 species were found, 5 of them not hitherto described: Ascidia viridina sp. nov., Didemnum rochai sp. nov., Leptoclin...

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Main Authors: Sandra Vieira Paiva, Ronaldo Ruy Oliveira-Filho, Tito Monteiro Da Cruz Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00039/full