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Record of Pleopis schmackeri (Poppe) Branchiopoda in Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Authors :
Wanda Maria Monteiro-Ribas
Igor Souza Freitas
Judson da Cruz Lopes da Rosa
Source :
Biotemas, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 201-202 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2013.

Abstract

The paper describes the first occurrence of Pleopis schmackeri (Poppe, 1889) (Branchiopoda, Onychopoda) in Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is described. This marine cladoceran species occurred in zooplanktonic samples obtained on July, 2003 with mean density of 10 ind.m-3. Its presence may be related to two hypotheses, due to ballast water and through the Brazilian current, which gets closer to the coast Winter.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
01031643
Volume :
26
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biotemas
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.16f23351114640eaa52a20f1a05bc7f6
Document Type :
article