Echinodermata, Ophiomyxidae, Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1842: first record of the species for the South Atlantic

Cynthia Lara Manso; Jéssica Oliveira; Mário Ximenez

doi:10.15560/7.3.383

Check List 7(3): 383-384, doi: 10.15560/7.3.383

Echinodermata, Ophiomyxidae, Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1842: first record of the species for the South Atlantic

Cynthia Lara de Castro Manso, Jéssica Prata de Oliveira, Mário S. Ximenez

Corresponding author: Cynthia Lara Manso ( cynthia_lara_manso@fake_email.org )

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Citation: Manso C, Oliveira J, Ximenez M (2016) Echinodermata, Ophiomyxidae, Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1842: first record of the species for the South Atlantic. Check List 7(3): 383-384. https://doi.org/10.15560/7.3.383

Abstract

Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1840 (Ophiuroidea: Ophiomyxidae) was registered for first time off the Brazilian coast, from the Campos Basin of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The specimen was sampled during a environmental monitoring.

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