Identification key for the ctenophores from Brazilian coast

Authors

  • Otto Müller Patrão de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Hermes Mianzan Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero
  • Alvaro Esteves Migotto Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Biologia Marinha
  • Antonio Carlos Marques Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Ctenophora, comb-jelly, zooplankton, gelatinous plankton, pelagial, benthos, Brazil

Abstract

Although ctenophores are abundant and ecologically important in the marine environment, they are poorly known in the Brazilian coast. The present study is a taxonomic key for the ctenophores from the Brazilian coast. It aims to help students and non-specialist researchers with the identification of those organisms. Collecting, preserving and photographing methods are described. Characters that distinguish the thirteen species registered in Brazilian marine territories are presented.
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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Oliveira, O. M. P. de, Mianzan, H., Migotto, A. E., & Marques, A. C. (2007). Identification key for the ctenophores from Brazilian coast. Biota Neotropica, 7(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/338

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2007): v7n3

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