A survey of the Scyphozoa and Cubozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) from the Ceará coast (NE Brazil)

Authors

  • André Carrara Morandini Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Marcelo de Oliveira Soares Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia
  • Helena Matthews-Cascon Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia
  • Antonio Carlos Marques Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Scyphomedusae, Cubomedusae, jellyfish, Chirodropidae, Coronatae, Semaeostomeae, Rhizostomeae

Abstract

Most of the scyphozoans and cubozoans recorded for the Brazilian coast are presumed to be distributed over the entire coastline, but little information on precise records is available. This paper presents the first published records for the Ceará state (northeastern region) of the cubozoan Chiropsalmus quadrumanus, and the scyphozoans Chrysaora lactea, Linuche unguiculata (polyp), Lychnorhiza lucerna, Nausithoe sp. (polyp), Phyllorhiza punctata, and Stomolophus meleagris. The medusoid species have been known by local fishermen and non-specialists for a long time in the area.
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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Morandini, A. C., Soares, M. de O., Matthews-Cascon, H., & Marques, A. C. (2006). A survey of the Scyphozoa and Cubozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) from the Ceará coast (NE Brazil). Biota Neotropica, 6(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/200

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2006): v6n2

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