First record of Pseudoceros bicolor and Pericelis cata (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from Brazil

Bahia, Juliana; Padula, Vinícius

doi:10.1017/s1755267209000918

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“…The specimens observed in this study agree completely with the original description and additional works (Quiroga et al 2004a, b;Bahia and Padula 2009).…”

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“…Two species -Pseudoceros bicolor Verrill, 1901 and Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968, have been reported from Northern Rio de Janeiro to the region of Cabo Frio (23 o S), and another five -Enchiridium evelinae , Phrikoceros mopsus , Pseudobiceros evelinae , Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818) and Hoploplana divae Intending to contribute to the knowledge of the geographical distribution patterns of the Brazilian polycladids, the present study establishes the occurrence of Pericelis cata in the lower latitude of the Bahia State. Following the work of Bahia and Padula (2009), the occurrence of the species is now extended northward (from 23 o S to 13 o S). Therefore, the new finding adds to the inventory of the free-living polycladids from the northeastern coast, and to the biodiversity of the Brazilian Biotic Province as well.…”

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“…After four decades, studies developed by Bahia and Padula (2009) and Bahia et al (2012) have provided a new scenario on the species richness of Brazilian polycladids. Two species -Pseudoceros bicolor Verrill, 1901 and Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968, have been reported from Northern Rio de Janeiro to the region of Cabo Frio (23 o S), and another five -Enchiridium evelinae , Phrikoceros mopsus , Pseudobiceros evelinae , Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818) and Hoploplana divae Intending to contribute to the knowledge of the geographical distribution patterns of the Brazilian polycladids, the present study establishes the occurrence of Pericelis cata in the lower latitude of the Bahia State.…”

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“…Cerebral eyes consisting of two groups of black spots not well separated medially and containing 45 -55 eyes each cluster. The eyes 2004a), Pericelis cata was reported in the colder waters of Southern Brazil (Bahia and Padula 2009), in a transitional region between the Tropical Southwestern Atlantic and the Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic Province , the limit of which is defined by the thermodynamic features of the coastal upwelling area of Cabo Frio, Northern Rio de Janeiro (Ekman 1953, Briggs 1974. In fact, the species is apparently adapted to very distinct environments with eurithermic characteristics.…”

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Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida): first record from northeast of Brazil

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Neves³

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Abstract:The polyclad Pericelis cata has been reported in two distinct localities along the North Atlantic: Curaçao and the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Recently identified from the Southwestern Atlantic, the species was first described from the Cabo Frio region (23°S) (Rio de Janeiro State), a transitional zone between warm and cold water species located southeastern Brazil. The second location is in the northeastern coast in warm waters, in the entrance of the Todos-os-Santos Bay, a geographic area within the Brazilian Biotic Province, an important center of marine biodiversity of the Tropical Atlantic.

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“…The specimens observed in this study agree completely with the original description and additional works (Quiroga et al 2004a, b;Bahia and Padula 2009).…”

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Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida): first record from northeast of Brazil

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Neves³

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“…Polyclads were mainly known from the coast of the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as the northeastern coast of Brazil (Carbayo and Froehlich, 2008;Bahia and Padula, 2009;Bahia et al, 2012;Bulnes and Torres, 2014).…”

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Microturbellarians (Platyhelminthes and Acoelomorpha) in Brazil: invisible organisms?

2016

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Microturbellarians typically belong to the benthos and may occur in a wide variety of environments. They are abundant in freshwater and marine ecosystems and may occur in moist terrestrial habitats. However, turbellarians are seldom taken into account in studies of biodiversity. Most studies on Brazilian microturbellarians had taxonomical purposes and were done in the years 1940-1950. Thus, information on their occurrence and ecological aspects are dispersed throughout several papers. We intend here to summarize the biogeographical distribution and ecological aspects of microturbellarians recorded for Brazil, indicating the main gaps in their knowledge and possible actions to enhance studies on this group. There are 239 species of microturbellarians registered for Brazil, with records distributed in 12 states. However, just three states located in southern Brazil have records of 94% of microturbellarian species. Thus, knowledge on the systematics and geographical distribution of Brazilian microturbellarians clearly reflect the scientific activity over many years or decades in two states of southeastern and southern Brazil. Considering the scant information on this group in Brazil, which is also the situation of the Neotropical microturbellarians in general, some actions should be proposed. First, it would be necessary to sample in the diverse biomes, as well as in the various river and sea basins, based on standardized sampling protocols. Second, it would be necessary to encourage diverse research groups to include microturbellarians and/or turbellarians in general into biodiversity inventories and studies on community structure of invertebrates. Third, it is necessary to increase the number of research groups on microturbellarians, in order to augment the studies on their morphology, systematics, and ecology. Considering their abundance, species richness and ecological importance in aquatic environments, despite some peculiarities regarding their sampling, sorting and identification procedures, the challenge to study microturbellarians and enhance knowledge about them in Brazilian ecosystems should be faced.Keywords: Platyhelminthes, species diversity, Neotropical region, systematics, ecology. Microturbelários (Platyhelminthes e Acoelomorpha) no Brasil: organismos invisíveis? ResumoMicroturbelários são tipicamente bentônicos e podem ocorrer em uma ampla variedade de ambientes. São abundantes em ecossistemas marinhos e de água doce, podendo ocorrer em ambientes terrestres úmidos. Entretanto, turbelários raramente são considerados em estudos de diversidade. A maioria dos estudos sobre microturbelários brasileiros tiveram propósito taxonômico e foram realizados nos anos 1940-1950. Assim, informações sobre ocorrência e aspectos ecológicos estão dispersos em diversos artigos. O objetivo deste trabalho é sumarizar a distribuição biogeográfica e aspectos ecológicos dos microturbelários registrados para o Brasil, indicando as principais lacunas do conhecimento e possíveis ações para ampliar estudos sobre esse g...

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First records of the order Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from reef ecosystems of Alagoas State, north-eastern Brazil, with the description ofThysanozoon alagoensissp. nov.

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The 230 km long coast of Alagoas State, in north-eastern Brazil, has diverse reef ecosystems, made from corals and of sandstone, that harbour a wide range of marine invertebrate fauna. Little is known about turbellarians of the order Polycladida in most parts of the Brazilian coast, with no record from Alagoas up to date. To fill this gap expeditions were conducted on the reefs from the central coast of Alagoas, where 11 Polycladida species were found:Pericelis cata, Enchiridium evelinae, Pseudoceros bicolorand a possible new colour variation of this species,Pseudoceros rawlinsonae, Pseudobiceros pardalis, Thysanozoon brocchii, Thysanozoon alagoensissp. nov.,Armatoplana leptalea, Adenoplana evelinae, Latocestus brasiliensis, Phaenocelis medvedica. The species are described in detail through photos of live specimens and histological sections. The present work adds six species to the north-eastern Brazilian coast, one of them a new species, and all 11 species are for the first time reported from Alagoas State. Also, it is the first time thatPhaenocelis medvedica, Adenoplana evelinae, Latocestus brasiliensisandArmatoplana leptaleaare illustrated by full colour photos of live specimens and histological sections.

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First record of Pseudoceros bicolor and Pericelis cata (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from Brazil

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Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida): first record from northeast of Brazil

Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1968 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida): first record from northeast of Brazil

Microturbellarians (Platyhelminthes and Acoelomorpha) in Brazil: invisible organisms?

First records of the order Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from reef ecosystems of Alagoas State, north-eastern Brazil, with the description ofThysanozoon alagoensissp. nov.

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