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New record of the endangered cerianthid Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) in Paranaguá Bay, southern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2012

Daphne Spier ,
Sérgio N. Stampar  and
Alessandro L. Prantoni
Daphne Spier*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bentos, Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Beira Mar, s/n, 83255-976, Pontal do Sul, PR, Brazil
Sérgio N. Stampar
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Cultivo e Estudos de Cnidaria, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, n. 101, Cidade Universitária, 05508-090, SP, Brazil
Alessandro L. Prantoni
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bentos, Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Beira Mar, s/n, 83255-976, Pontal do Sul, PR, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Daphne Spier, Laboratório de Bentos, Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Beira Mar, s/n, 83255-976, Pontal do Sul, PR, Brazil. email: daphnespier@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper reports the first record of the endangered cerianthid Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis in the State of Paraná, southern Brazil. The observed distribution of the species over Paranaguá Bay is described and some aspects of its conservation are discussed.

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taxonomydistributionCerianthariaAtlantic Ocean
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e119
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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