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First records of the order Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from reef ecosystems of Alagoas State, north-eastern Brazil, with the description of Thysanozoon alagoensis sp. nov.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2015

Juliana Bahia ,
Vinicius Padula ,
Mônica Dorigo Correia  and
Hilda H. Sovierzoski
Juliana Bahia*
Affiliation:
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247, München, Germany Department Biology II and GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany
Vinicius Padula
Affiliation:
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247, München, Germany Department Biology II and GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany
Mônica Dorigo Correia
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Setor de Comunidades Bentônicas (LABMAR/ICBS), Rua Aristeu de Andrade, 452- 2o andar, Farol, CEP 57021090, Maceió, AL, Brazil
Hilda H. Sovierzoski
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Setor de Comunidades Bentônicas (LABMAR/ICBS), Rua Aristeu de Andrade, 452- 2o andar, Farol, CEP 57021090, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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Correspondence should be addressed to: J. Bahia, SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstrasse 21, 81247, München, Germany email: ju.bahia@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The 230 km long coast of Alagoas State, in north-eastern Brazil, has diverse reef ecosystems, made from corals and of sandstone, that harbour a wide range of marine invertebrate fauna. Little is known about turbellarians of the order Polycladida in most parts of the Brazilian coast, with no record from Alagoas up to date. To fill this gap expeditions were conducted on the reefs from the central coast of Alagoas, where 11 Polycladida species were found: Pericelis cata, Enchiridium evelinae, Pseudoceros bicolor and a possible new colour variation of this species, Pseudoceros rawlinsonae, Pseudobiceros pardalis, Thysanozoon brocchii, Thysanozoon alagoensis sp. nov., Armatoplana leptalea, Adenoplana evelinae, Latocestus brasiliensis, Phaenocelis medvedica. The species are described in detail through photos of live specimens and histological sections. The present work adds six species to the north-eastern Brazilian coast, one of them a new species, and all 11 species are for the first time reported from Alagoas State. Also, it is the first time that Phaenocelis medvedica, Adenoplana evelinae, Latocestus brasiliensis and Armatoplana leptalea are illustrated by full colour photos of live specimens and histological sections.

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marine flatwormsBrazilian biodiversitytaxonomy

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 95 , Issue 8 , December 2015 , pp. 1653 - 1666
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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