“…Species with broad geographic distributions, such as the crustaceans Emerita brasiliensis, Excirolana brasiliensis (PAGLIOSA et al, 1998;CARDOSO, 1999;PETRACCO et al, 2003;CAETANO et al, 2006;EUTRÓPIO et al, 2006), and Ocypode quadrata (TURRA et al, 2005;BLANKENSTEYN, 2006; NEVES; BEMVENUTI, 2006; ARAUJO et al, 2008;SOUZA et al, 2008;MAGALHÃES et al, 2009;POMBO;, the bivalve Anomalocardia brasiliana (ARRUDA-SOARES et al, 1982;NARCHI, 1976;BARREIRA;ARAUJO, 2005;LUZ;BOEHS, 2011;MATTOS;CARDOSO, 2012;RODRIGUES et al, 2013;BELÉM et al, 2013;CORTE et al, 2014, CORTE, 2015CORTE et al 2015), and the polychaetes Scolelepis spp (SANTOS, 1991(SANTOS, , 1994SOUZA, BORZONE, 2000;MACCORD, AMARAL, 2007;LEÃO et al, 2012) were the most studied species.…”