Figure 12
Distribution of coral and hydrocoral species along the coast of Brazil. Northern Region: states of Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí and north part of Rio Grande do Norte. Northeastern Region: east coast of Rio Grande do Norte, and the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas; Eastern Region: Sergipe, Bahia and Espírito Santo states; Southeastern and Southern Regions: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; Oceanic Islands: Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, São Pedro/São Paulo Archipelago and islands of Trindade and Martin Vaz. Data from: LABOREL (1969LABOREL, J. L. Madreporaires et hydrocoralliaires recifaux des côtes brésiliennes. Systematique, ecologie, repartition verticale et geographie. Ann. Inst. Oceanogr., v. 47, p. 171-229, 1969.,1970)LABOREL, J. L. Les peuplements de madreporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Abidjan: Ann. Univ. d'Abidjan, Ser. E, II, Fasc. 3, 1970. 260 p.; BELÉM et al. (1986)BELÉM, M. J. C.; ROHLFS, C.; PIRES; D. O., CASTRO, C. B. S.O.S. Corais. Rev. 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