First record of the genus Ruffojassa Vader & Myers, 1996 (Amphipoda, Corophiidea) from Brazilian waters, with description of a new species

A new species, Ruffojassa petronioi sp. nov., is described from southern Brazilian coast. The new species was collected at 56 m depth at the coordinates 21º42'S / 40º15'W with a mini biological trawl aboard of R.V. Prof.W.Besnard. In this paper we recorded the genus for the first time from...

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Main Authors: Jesser F. Souza-Filho, Ana Maria T. Souza, Maria Teresa Valério-Berardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972012000200004&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:A new species, Ruffojassa petronioi sp. nov., is described from southern Brazilian coast. The new species was collected at 56 m depth at the coordinates 21º42'S / 40º15'W with a mini biological trawl aboard of R.V. Prof.W.Besnard. In this paper we recorded the genus for the first time from Brazilian waters.
ISSN:0104-6497
2358-2936