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The first record of the calanoid family Pseudocyclopidae Giesbrecht, 1893 in the South Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2024

Gabriel Bittencourt Farias Open the ORCID record for Gabriel Bittencourt Farias [Opens in a new window] ,
Kaio Henrique Farias ,
Lucas Guedes Pereira Figueirêdo ,
Sigrid Neumann Leitão  and
Pedro Augusto Mendes De Castro Melo
Gabriel Bittencourt Farias*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Kaio Henrique Farias
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Lucas Guedes Pereira Figueirêdo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Sigrid Neumann Leitão
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Pedro Augusto Mendes De Castro Melo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Arquitetura, s/n, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Gabriel Bittencourt Farias; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Nine hundred and ninety-two (992) specimens of Pseudocyclops lerneri Fosshagen, 1968 (Copepoda: Pseudocyclopidae) were collected from the largest South Atlantic coral reef, Abrolhos bank (17°20′–18°10′S; 38°35′–39°20′W). Specimens were distinguished from other Pseudocyclops spp. by a close examination of the female and male fifth leg. This is the first record of the family Pseudocyclopidae in the South Atlantic. We further indicate that the low number of studies on this species, and as a consequence, the poorly understood ecology of Pseudocyclopidae may be caused by the use of inadequate sampling methods, indicating the use of demersal-focused samplers, such as emergence traps as an alternative to the sampling of these bottom-dwelling copepods.

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copepodademersal zooplanktonemergence trapstaxonomy
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e27
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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