Description and chromosome number of a species of Pseudonannolene Silvestri (Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Pseudonannolenidae)

Description and chromosome number of a species of Pseudonannolene Silvestri (Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Pseudonannolenidae)

Carmem S. Fontanetti

Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. 13506-900 Rio Clara, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: [e-mail]

ABSTRACT

Pseudonannolene mesai sp.n. from Biritiba Mirim, State of São Paulo, Brazil, is described and the chromosome number (2n=16) is reported. It was impossible to observe the chromosomal sex determination mechanism.

Key words: Diplopoda, Pseudonannolene, mtllipeds, cytogenetics.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I wish to thank Dr. Alejo Mesa for help with the collection and for guidance, Lucila L. Segalla Franco and Carmen Silvia Mengardo for technical assistance, Dr. José A.F. Diniz Filho for help with the collection, and CNPq for financial support.

Recebido em 04.III.1999; aceito em 08.II.2000.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  22 May 2009
• Date of issue
  Mar 2000

History

• Accepted
  08 Mar 2000
• Received
  04 Mar 1999