Occurrence of Euchaeta paraconcinna Fleminger, 1957 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida) in a coastal area of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Cristina de Oliveira Dias Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Sérgio Luiz Costa Bonecker Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Copepoda, new occurrence, Euchaeta paraconcinna, Southwest Atlantic

Abstract

The calanoid copepod Euchaeta paraconcinna Fleminger, 1957 is reported from Camamu Bay, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil (14º02'49"S; 38º52'58"W). Three females were collected by vertical hauls with a plankton net of 200 µm mesh size. This is a new record for this species in northeastern Brazil.
Issue Cover Vol.: 6 Num: 3

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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Dias, C. de O., & Bonecker, S. L. C. (2006). Occurrence of Euchaeta paraconcinna Fleminger, 1957 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida) in a coastal area of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 6(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/220

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2006): v6n3

Section

Short Communications