Acanthochitona terezae sp. n., um novo poliplacóforo da costa brasileira (Mollusca, Polyplacophora)

Abstract

O autor descreve uma nova espécie de poliplacóforo (Acanthochitona terezae) para o litoral brasileiro, apresenta dados sobre sua morfologia e discute aspectos biogeográficos.<br>The author describes a new species of chiton (Acanthochitona terezae) from the coast of Brazil, adducing data on its morphology and biogeographic aspects

Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from reef ecosystems and associations with macroalgae on the Coast of Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil

“…This occurrence was attributed to the transport of larvae by the upwelling of the Falklands current (RIGHI 1973). New species were described for the Brazilian coast, where they were found on algae attached to stones uncovered by the low tide (GUERRA JÚNIOR 1982, 1983. Brazilian marine molluscs were reported to include 24 Polyplacophora species (RIOS 1994) and more recently, 34 species with expanded distributions (RIOS 2009).…”