New records of Gastrotricha from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Identification of Gastrotricha from Sempre-Vivas National Park, Minas Gerais, is reported here for the first time. The samples from 29 locations yielded new records for Brazil. These are species of the genus Marinellina Ruttner-Kolisko (Ruttner-Kolisko A. 1955. Rheomorpha neiswestnovae und Marinelli...

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Published in:Studies on neotropical fauna and environment 2013-04, Vol.48 (1), p.68-75
Main Authors: Araújo, Thiago Quintão, Coimbra Alcântara, Fabrício, Rinaldo Senna Garraffoni, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity
first records
Gastrotricha
meiofauna
national parks
zoobenthos
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Summary:Identification of Gastrotricha from Sempre-Vivas National Park, Minas Gerais, is reported here for the first time. The samples from 29 locations yielded new records for Brazil. These are species of the genus Marinellina Ruttner-Kolisko (Ruttner-Kolisko A. 1955. Rheomorpha neiswestnovae und Marinellina flagellata, zwei phylogenetisch interessante Wurmtypen aus dem Süsswasserpsammon. Österr Zool. 6:55–69) reported only in the original description in Europe and never collected again, belonging to the order Macrodasyida, and eight more species of Chaetonotida. One new form of Chaetonotus acanthocephalus is described; five species appear to be previously unknown taxa. One species is first identified from the state of Minas Gerais.
ISSN:1744-5140
0165-0521
1744-5140
DOI:10.1080/01650521.2013.786953