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Species of Lensia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Siphonophorae) from southeastern Brazilian waters

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Author(s):
Eric Y. Nishiyama [1] ; Enilma M. Araujo [2] ; Otto M.P. Oliveira [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal do ABC. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas - Brasil
[2] Faculdade Pitágoras de Feira de Santana - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal do ABC. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zoologia; v. 33, n. 6 2016-12-15.
Abstract

ABSTRACT The siphonophores of the Brazilian coast are poorly studied, despite their abundance and ecological importance. Lensia is the most diverse genus within Siphonophora, with twenty-six valid species. A total of twenty species of Lensia are recorded for South American marine waters. This study presents morphological descriptions and an identification key to the species of Lensia that were collected in two oceanographic campaigns throughout the southeastern Brazilian coast. A total of sixty-one specimens were photographed, described, schematized and measured, and fifteen species of Lensia were identified. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 07/06560-7 - Diversity, distribution and abundance of the gelatinous plankton in the southwestern Atlantic, with enphasis on the siphonophores (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)
Grantee:Otto Muller Patrão de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral