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A new arietellid copepod (Crustacea): Pilarella longicornis, gen. n., sp. n., from the brazilian continental shelf

Abstract

Pilarella longicornis gen. n., sp. n. (Copepoda-Arietellidae) collected over the bottom of the Brazilian continental shelf is described and its taxonomic position is discussed.


A new arietellid copepod (Crustacea): Pilarella longicornis, gen. n., sp. n., from the brazilian continental shelf

Maria Paloma Jimenez Alvarez

Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociência, Universidade de São Paulo

ABSTRACT

Pilarella longicornis gen. n., sp. n. (Copepoda-Arietellidae) collected over the bottom of the Brazilian continental shelf is described and its taxonomic position is discussed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am very grateful to Dr. T. K. S. Björnberg and Dr. A. F. Campaner for criticizing the manuscript. I also want to thank Dr. P. S. Moreira wo collected the material.

Financial support was provided by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Process number 105036-76).

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    24 Aug 2009
  • Date of issue
    1985
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