Two new species of Synidotea (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera) from Brazil

Two new species of marine isopods referred to the genus Synidotea Harger, 1878, are described from Brazil. The species are Synidotea littoralis sp. n. and Synidotea brunnea sp. n. Both species were collected in the intertidal zone, from amongst seaweeds.<br>No presente trabalho são descritas d...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria S Pires, Plínio Soares Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1975-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591975000100004
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Summary:Two new species of marine isopods referred to the genus Synidotea Harger, 1878, are described from Brazil. The species are Synidotea littoralis sp. n. and Synidotea brunnea sp. n. Both species were collected in the intertidal zone, from amongst seaweeds.<br>No presente trabalho são descritas duas novas espécies de isópodes marinhos pertencentes ao gênero Synidotea Harger, 1878, i.e., Synidotea littoralis sp. n. e Synidotea brunnea sp. n.. As espécies foram coletadas nos Estados de Alagoas (S. littoralis sp. n.), Bahia e Espírito Santo (S. brunnea sp. n.), entre algas, na região entre-marés.
ISSN:1679-8759
1982-436X