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Paiva, S. V.; Oliveira Filho, R. R.; Lotufo, T. M. C. (2015). Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2: 39.
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10.3389/fmars.2015.00039 [view]
Paiva, S. V.; Oliveira Filho, R. R.; Lotufo, T. M. C.
2015
Ascidians from Rocas Atoll, northeast Brazil
Frontiers in Marine Science
2: 39
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Rocas Atoll is the only one of its kind in the South Atlantic—and the first Brazilian marine biological reserve. This is the first report about the ascidians from Rocas. A total of 12 species were found, 5 of them not hitherto described: Ascidia viridina sp. nov., Didemnum rochai sp. nov., Leptoclinides crocotulus sp. nov., Polysyncraton maurizeliae sp. nov., and Trididemnum rocasensis sp. nov. One Caribbean species, Didemnum halimedae, was also discovered in the region for the first time. Further, this is the first record of Didemnum digestum in the Atlantic. The results indicate a high degree of endemism in the ascidian fauna from Rocas Atoll, where didemnids are presently the most important members.
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Ascidia viridina Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Didemnum digestum Sluiter, 1909 (additional source)
Didemnum halimedae Monniot F., 1983 (additional source)
Didemnum rochai Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Leptoclinides crocotulus Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Polysyncraton maurizeliae Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Trididemnum rocasensis Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Didemnum digestum Sluiter, 1909 (additional source)
Didemnum halimedae Monniot F., 1983 (additional source)
Didemnum rochai Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Leptoclinides crocotulus Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Polysyncraton maurizeliae Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Trididemnum rocasensis Paiva et al., 2015 (original description)
Fernando de Noronha and Atoll das Rocas for Didemnum halimedae Monniot F., 1983
Fernando de Noronha and Atoll das Rocas for Didemnum rochai Paiva et al., 2015
Fernando de Noronha and Atoll das Rocas for Didemnum rochai Paiva et al., 2015
