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| Autor(es): |
Miranda, Thais Pires
;
Cunha, Amanda Ferreira
;
Marques, Antonio C.
Número total de Autores: 3
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; v. 41, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2013-04-01. |
| Resumo | |
Lovenella gracilis Clarke, 1882 is one of the 15 nominal species referred to the genus Lovenella Hincks, 1868, a genus characterized by the presence of a basal line demarcating the separation between operculum and hydrotheca. However, Lovenella gracilis apparently does not have the demarcating line under light microscopy - therefore, the resurrection of the genus Dipleuron Brooks, 1882 was proposed to accommodate this species. The goal of this study is to redescribe the polyp of L. gracilis trying to resolve this doubtful taxonomical "status". Fertile colonies were collected in the intertidal zone of Rio Grande do Norte and Santa Catarina States, representing the first record of the species for the South Atlantic. Scanning electron microcopy of L. gracilis has shown a tenuous demarcation between operculum and hydrotheca, corroborating its position in the genus Lovenella. Considering the new evidences presented, we propose the maintenance of the species L. gracilis in the genus Lovenella, and corroborate the synonymy of Dipleuron and Lovenella. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 04/09961-4 - Biodiversidade, evolução, endemismo e conservação dos Medusozoa do Atlântico Sul-Ocidental |
| Beneficiário: | Antonio Carlos Marques |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |
| Processo FAPESP: | 10/06927-0 - Biodiversidade e áreas de endemismo de hidroides bentônicos (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) da costa austral da América do Sul e Antártica |
| Beneficiário: | Thaís Pires Miranda |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado |
| Processo FAPESP: | 06/58226-0 - Taxonomia e distribuição geográfica de hidroides (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) da costa Sudeste e Sul do Brasil |
| Beneficiário: | Thaís Pires Miranda |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado |