Taxonomia e distribuição de Actinocythereis brasiliensis sp. nov. (Podocopida, Trachyleberididae) na plataforma continental brasileira

• Main Authors: Machado Cláudia P., Drozinski Núscia G. S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2002-01-01
• Series: Iheringia: Série Zoologia
• Subjects: Brazilian Continental Shelf; Ostracoda; Crustacea; Taxonomy; Zoogeography
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212002000300001

A new species is described, Actinocythereis brasiliensis, from the southern Brazilian continental shelf. It is based on the analysis of 766 samples collected by oceanographical projects. The geographical distribution of this species has revealed its preference by the cold waters and terrigenous sediments and, has a bathymetric distribution between 22 and 164 m but, being concentrated in the shallower waters (< 60 m).