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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| description | 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., Leptoclinides crocotulus sp. nov., Polysyncraton maurizeliae sp. nov., and Trididemnum rocasensis sp. nov.). One Caribbean species, Didemnum halimedae, was also discovered in the region for the first time. Further, this is the first record of Didemnum digestum in the Atlantic. The results indicate a high degree of endemism in the ascidian fauna from Rocas Atoll, where didemnids are presently the most important members. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-697458cbb2754fdca1b2a8a11de51b7a2022-12-21T19:19:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452015-06-01210.3389/fmars.2015.00039117088Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast BrazilSandra Vieira Paiva0Ronaldo Ruy Oliveira-Filho1Tito Monteiro Da Cruz Lotufo2Tito Monteiro Da Cruz Lotufo3Universidade Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal do CearáOceanographic Institute, University of Sao PauloUniversidade Federal do CearáRocas 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., Leptoclinides crocotulus sp. nov., Polysyncraton maurizeliae sp. nov., and Trididemnum rocasensis sp. nov.). One Caribbean species, Didemnum halimedae, was also discovered in the region for the first time. Further, this is the first record of Didemnum digestum in the Atlantic. The results indicate a high degree of endemism in the ascidian fauna from Rocas Atoll, where didemnids are presently the most important members.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00039/fullBiodiversityTaxonomycoral reefAscidiaceaTunicata |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Vieira Paiva Ronaldo Ruy Oliveira-Filho Tito Monteiro Da Cruz Lotufo Tito Monteiro Da Cruz Lotufo Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil Frontiers in Marine Science Biodiversity Taxonomy coral reef Ascidiacea Tunicata |
| title | Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil |
| title_full | Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil |
| title_short | Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil |
| title_sort | ascidians from rocas atoll northeast brazil |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy coral reef Ascidiacea Tunicata |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00039/full |
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