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| Author(s): |
Molinari, Clarissa Garbi
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Maronna, Maximiliano Manuel
;
Morandini, Andre Carrara
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ZOOKEYS; v. N/A, n. 984, p. 21-pg., 2020-11-04. |
| Abstract | |
The order Coronatae (Scyphozoa) includes six families, of which Nausithoidae Haeckel, 1880 is the most diverse with 26 species. Along the Brazilian coast, three species of the genus Nausithoe Kolliker, 1853 have been recorded: Nausithoe atlantica Broch, 1914, Nausithoe punclata Kolliker, 1853, and Nausithoe aurea Silveira & Morandini, 1997. Living polyps (n = 9) of an unidentified nausithoid were collected in September 2002 off Arraial do Cabo (Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil) at a depth of 227 m, and have been kept in culture since then. We compared these specimens with three species cultured in our laboratory: Nausithoe aurea (from Ilhabela, Sao Paulo, Brazil), Nausithoe maculata Jarms, 1990 (from Cuba and Puerto Rico), and Nausithoe werneri Jarms, 1990 (from the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and from the Mediterranean Sea). The criteria used for comparison were: main aspects of the morphology, life cycle, and DNA sequences (18S, 28S, and COI). The results indicate that the unidentified polyps belong to N. werneri. Furthermore, N. aurea is considered a junior synonym of N. maculata. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/21007-9 - Recognizing the diversity of jellyfishes (Medusozoa, Rhopaliophora) |
| Grantee: | André Carrara Morandini |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/04560-9 - Patterns and processes in marine life: macroevolution in Scyphozoa (Medusozoa) |
| Grantee: | Maximiliano Manuel Maronna |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/04954-0 - Description and life cycle of a solitary coronate scyphozoan from deep waters of the southeast coast of Brazil (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae, Nausithoidae) and comparison with other species |
| Grantee: | Clarissa Garbi Molinari |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/50174-7 - Systematics, life cycle and reproductive patterns of jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Medusozoa: Cubozoa and Scyphozoa) in the Baixada Santista (São Paulo, Brazil) |
| Grantee: | André Carrara Morandini |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |