Echinoderms from Santa Catarina, southern Brazil: an update on biodiversity and distribution
In: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia: São Paulo, SP. ISSN 0031-1049; e-ISSN 1807-0205, more
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Distribution > Geographical distribution
Echinodermata [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Threatened species, Atlantic biodiversity, Faunistic survey |
| Authors | | Top |
- Slivak, N.N.
- Lindner, A.
- Romanowski, H.P.
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| Abstract |
We provide an update, based on literature records, on biodiversity and distribution of echinoderms along the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Sixty-one echinoderms taxa are reported, in 36 families. We present information on habitat distribution, taxonomy and possible threats to these species. The highest number of echinoderm records was between 25°19′S and 28°11′S latitudes, and sites of the Continental Shelf and the Reserva Biológica Marinha of Arvoredo area had the most species records (30 and 26 species, respectively). In addition, Santa Catarina is the southernmost record, in the Atlantic Ocean, for 40 echinoderm species; of these, 10 are on the regional list of endangered species. Eight species are endemic to Brazil and one ophiuroid species was reported herein for the first time at Santa Catarina: Ophiacantha pentacrinus Lütken, 1869. |
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