Statoil Peregrino A oil plataform
CATALOGUE OF THE BENTHIC MARINE LIFE FROM
PEREGRINO OIL FIELD, CAMPOS BASIN, BRAZIL
Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha
(Marine Biodiversity Institute)
CATALOGUE OF THE BENTHIC MARINE LIFE FROM
PEREGRINO OIL FIELD, CAMPOS BASIN, BRAZIL
Editors
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
RIO DE JANEIRO
2013
Editors – Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega, Paula Spotorno de
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Universidade Federal
Oliveira
Echinodermata), and Museu Oceanográfico “Prof. E. C. Rios”,
Oliveira & Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
Designers – Paula Spotorno de Oliveira and Gabriel Spotorno de
Web developer – Gabriel Spotorno de Oliveira
Photo credits – Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega (Fig. page 1,
Figs. 2A–2B, Figs. 3A–3H and Rhodophyta Figs. 04–05), Carlos Renato
Rural do Rio de Janeiro – UFRRJ (Laboratories of Annelida), Museu
Nacional – UFRJ (Laboratories of Porifera, Cnidaria, Crustacea and
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG (Laboratory of
Malacology).
Rezende Ventura (Echinodermata, Figs. 103–123), Cristiana Silveira
How to cite this book: Tâmega, F.T.S.; Spotorno-Oliveira, P. &
Cardoso (Crustacea Figs. 66–81), Luciana Vieira Granthom Costa
Biodiversidade Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, 140 pp.
Serejo (Crustacea Fig. 65), Débora de Oliveira Pires (Cnidaria Figs.
22–27), Fernando Moraes (Porifera Figs. 06–21), Irene Azevedo
(Ascidiacea Figs. 124–125), Paula Spotorno de Oliveira (Mollusca
Figs. 28–58, Bryozoa Figs. 82–101 and Brachiopoda Fig. 102) and
Raquel Meihoub Berlandi (Polychaeta Figs. 59–64).
Cover – Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Map artwork – Paula Spotorno de Oliveira, Fernanda Siviero and
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega
Editing images – Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Referees – Andrea de Oliveira Ribeiro Junqueira and Júlio César
Monteiro
Name of project – Peregrino Environmental Peregrino Calcareous
Algae Project, PEMCA
Coordination – Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
Participating institutions – Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha,
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro,
Figueiredo, M.A.O. 2013. Catalogue of the benthic marine life from
Peregrino
C357
oil
field,
Campos
Basin,
Brazil.
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Catalogue of the benthic marine life from Peregrino oil field, Campos
Basin, Brazil [electronic resource] / Frederico Tapajós de Souza
Tâmega, Paula Spotorno de Oliveira, Marcia Abreu de Oliveira
Figueiredo, editors. – Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Biodiversidade
Marinha, 2013. –
140 p. : 125 il.; color. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliography
ISBN 978-85-67038-00-1 (PDF format).
ISBN 978-85-67038-01-8 (HTML format).
1. Benthic fauna. 2. Campos Basin. 3. Marine biodiversity. 4.
Rhodolith. I. Figueiredo, Marcia Abreu de Oliveira. II. Oliveira, Paula
Spotorno de. III. Tâmega, Frederico Tapajós de Souza de.
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CATALOGUE OF THE BENTHIC MARINE LIFE FROM
PEREGRINO OIL FIELD, CAMPOS BASIN, BRAZIL
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Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis – ANP
(National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency)
Contents
Acknowledgments……………....………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................................................................... 09
Introduction ...............................………………………………………………………….......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Introduction to the catalogue…………………………………………………………...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
General features of rhodolith beds.................................…………………………………………............................................................................................................................... 11
Sampling methods and identified taxa……………………………………………….......………………..….............................................................................................................. 12
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega & Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
Characterization of the Peregrino Oil Field………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......……....................................... 16
Ricardo Coutinho & Fernanda Siviero
Results – Biodiversity Survey……………………………………………………………………....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Phylum Rhodophyta Wettstein, 1922………………………………………………………………………………......................................................................................................... 20
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega; Alexandre Bigio Villas-Boas & Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836……………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................................... 24
Fernando Moraes
Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888……………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................................................... 36
Débora de Oliveira Pires
Phylum Mollusca Cuvier, 1797……………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................................ 42
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Phylum Annelida Lamarck, 1809
Class Polychaeta Grube, 1850……………………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................... 60
Paulo Cesar Paiva, Raquel Meihoub Berlandi & Ana Claudia dos Santos Brasil
Phylum Arthropoda Latreille, 1829
Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772……………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................... 66
Cristiana Silveira Serejo & Irene Azevedo Cardoso
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Phylum Bryozoa Ehrenberg, 1813……………………………………………………………………………………......................................................................................................... 78
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................................. 90
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Phylum Echinodermata Klein, 1734………………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................................ 94
Carlos Renato Rezende Ventura
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885
Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) Lamarck, 1816
Class Ascidiacea Nielsen, 1995………………………………………………..................………………................................................................................. 108
Luciana Vieira Granthom Costa & Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….......................................................................................................................................................................... 112
References……………………………………………………………………………………......................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Index of taxa by scientific name....…………………………………………………………............................................................................................................................................................. 126
Author list…………........................………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................................................................. 130
Tables……………………...........................................................................................…………………………………………….................................................................................................................. 134
Table 1. Sampling data from study sites of PEMCA Project…………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................
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Table 3. List of Cnidaria taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field. …………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
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Table 2. List of Porifera taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field………………………………………………………………………….....................................………….........
Table 4. List of Molluscan taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.……………………………………………………………………………………......................................
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Table 5. List of Polychaeta taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field…………………………………………………………………………......................................................... 138
Table 6. List of Crustacea taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field…………………………………………………………………………........................................................... 138
Table 7. List of Bryozoan taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field…………………………………………………………………………............................................................ 139
Table 8. Brachiopoda taxon recorded at the Peregrino oil field……………………………………………………………………………............................................................. 139
Table 9. List of Echinodermata taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field…………………………………………………………………………...........................................
Table 10. List of Ascidiacea taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field………………………………………………………………………….....................................................
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Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the crew and captains of the Brazilian Navy vessels: Diadorin and Aspirante Moura for their assistance
and also to Ricardo Coutinho, Alézio da Silva Dias, Fernanda Neves Sivieiro, José Eduardo de Arruda Gonçalves, Júlio César
Monteiro and Rodrigo Araújo Gonçalves for field work support. Alanna Dahan Martins (Echinodermata), Celso de Souza
(Porifera), Clovis Barreira e Castro (Cnidaria), Elinia Medeiros Lopes (Echinodermata), Guilherme Muricy (Porifera), Jaime
Jardim (Mollusca-Polyplacophora), Leandro Manzoni Vieira (Bryozoa), Marcela Rosa Tavares (Echinodermata) and Marcello
Guimarães Simões (Brachiopoda) kindly helped with the identification of some taxa. Financial support was given by STATOIL
Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda (Statoil Brazil Oil and Gas LLC) and the Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis
(National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) - ANP. SISBIO license no 20820-2 and 20826-1.
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Introduction
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Introduction to the catalogue
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega & Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
The Peregrino oil field is located at Campos Basin (Rio de Janeiro State), which, despite being a major oil production area, remains
undiscovered with regard to its marine life. The surveyed sea bottom is at a depth of approximately 100 m, within an area of approximately 15,750
km2, and is characterized by calcareous nodules known as “rhodoliths”. Produced by free-living calcareous algae and incrusting fauna, these biogenic
structures transform the poor sedimentary soft bottom into a complex habitat that aggregates several marine life forms. The highly diverse benthic
community presents probably new species for science, relatively unknown invertebrates and calcareous algae of the Brazilian continental shelf.
General features of rhodolith beds
Living rhodolith beds are distributed in tropical and cold-
temperate oceans, from shallow to deep waters exceeding 200 m (Littler
et al., 1991). In Brazil, rhodolith beds are widespread from the northeast
to the south and are considered to be the largest calcareous algae
carbonate deposits in the world (Foster, 2001). Although their potential
for sustainable fisheries and the increasing demand for marine
carbonate extraction has caused scientists to seek conservation
management (e.g., Birkett et al., 1998; Fazakerley & Guiry, 1998), the
community structure studies of soft bottoms conducted on the Brazilian
continental shelf do not often include or refer to rhodoliths as one of
their major components.
Rhodoliths are considered habitat modifiers or bioengineers that,
by virtue of their branching and interlocking nature, provide relatively
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stable and three-dimensional habitats (Bruno & Bertness, 2001). The
size, shape and branched-pattern growth have an important role in the
species richness and abundance of the associated invertebrates (Steller
et al., 2003; Figueiredo et al., 2007; Sciberras et al., 2009). The beds also
provide a surface to wich macroalgae attach (e.g., Hily et al., 1992;
Amado-Filho et al., 2010) in this environment.
Although dead rhodoliths within natural stands can hold dense
faunal assemblages, live rhodoliths play an important ecological role as a
nursery habitas, supporting richer communities than non-carbonate
sediments (Figueiredo et al., 2007; Harvey & Bird, 2008). Indeed, some
juvenile invertebrates prefer to settle, seek refuge from predators and
optimize their food supply on live rhodolith beds rather than on
impacted grounds (Kamenos et al., 2004; Steller & Cárceres-Martinez,
2009).
Rhodolith beds usually concentrate a great species richness and
abundance of Annelida, Mollusca and Crustacea in their infauna, whereas
Cnidaria, Bryozoa and Porifera characterize the epifauna that incrust
rhodoliths (Bordehore et al., 2003; Steller et al., 2003; Hinojosa-Arango
& Riosmena-Rodriguez, 2004; Figueiredo et al., 2007; Harvey & Bird,
2008; Sciberras et al., 2009; Amado-Filho et al., 2010). Rhodolith beds
have been shown to provide a highly heterogeneous substratum that
enriches soft bottom communities in shallow waters, though little is
known about deep-water communities.
This catalogue presents a taxonomic list of the flora and faunal
groups in the Peregrino rhodolith bed, which is likely the most extensive
offshore living rhodolith bed in the world. Two calcareous red algae
(Rhodophyta) are the major components of these rhodolith structures,
and the following faunal groups were recorded: Porifera, Cnidaria,
Mollusca, Polychaeta, Crustacea, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata
and Ascidiacea. The taxa described in this catalogue were the most
frequent observed in a total of 210 taxa; however, 31 taxa remain
without specific identification. A precise identification at the species
level is under investigation and may result in some previously unknown
species.
Sampling methods and identified taxa
Twenty-two sampling stations were located at the Peregrino oil
field, Campos Basin (23°17'776"S - 41°14'218"W; 23°21.2´S -
041°17.05´W), 46 nautical miles from the Cabo Frio region in the north
of Rio de Janeiro State (Fig. 1). Three field surveys were conducted, in
June and November 2010 and April 2011, aboard the Brazilian Navy
vessels Diadorin and Aspirante Moura (Figs. 2A, 2B). The sampling of
fauna species was performed using the following two sampling methods:
a van Veen grab of 20 L (Fig. 3A) and a dredge of 160 L (Fig. 3B); the
latter is more widely used for sampling large amount of rhodoliths (Figs.
3C, 3D).
The data from the study sites (sampling dates and depth, time,
position and duration of trawling and sampler used) are described in
Table 1. After collection, the sampler was placed on the vessel, and the
organisms were sorted into major taxonomic groups. The algae samples
were preserved in 4% formalin solution, and the fauna samples
anesthetized with magnesium chloride (8%) for 30 minutes and then
fixed in 70% to 90% alcohol. Specimens of each taxonomic group
(Phylum) were labeled and storage according to the study site (Fig. 3E).
After arrival at the harbor of Arraial do Cabo, the samples were placed in
plastic boxes and sent to the experts on each group (Fig. 3F).
The biological collections are held at the following: Instituto de
Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro – JBRJ (Botanical Garden of
Rio de Janeiro Research Institute); Universidade Federal do Rio de
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Janeiro – UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro); Universidade
Echinodermata; and Museu Oceanográfico “Prof. E. C. Rios”, Universidade
de Janeiro), Laboratories of Annelida; Museu Nacional – UFRJ (National
University
Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ (Rural Federal University of Rio
Museum),
Laboratories
of
Porifera,
Cnidaria,
Crustacea
and
Federal do Rio Grande – FURG (Oceaonographic Museum, Federal
of
Figure 1. Peregrino oil field located in Rio de Janeiro State and position of each sampling sites.
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Rio
Grande),
Laboratory
of
Malacology.
Rouse & Pleijel, 2001; Nogueira & San Martín, 2002; San Martín, 2003;
Nogueira, 2005; Amaral et al., 2006; Nogueira & Abbud, 2009), Crustacea
(e.g., Williams, 1984; Barnard & Karaman, 1991; Melo, 1996; 1999;
Poore, 2001), Bryozoa (e.g., Marcus, 1937; 1938; 1939; 1941; 1955;
Braga, 1967; 1968; Ramalho, 2006; Vieira et al., 2007; 2008; 2010a;b;c;
Vieira, 2008; Santana et al., 2009; Ramalho et al., 2009), Brachiopoda
Figure 2. Brazilian Navy vessels Diadorin (A) and Aspirante Moura (B).
The specimens were physically sorted into taxonomic groups
using forceps and fine paintbrushes, placed into Petri dishes and
observed using stereoscopic and optical microscopes (Figs. 3G, 3H);
images were recorded with a digital camera after fixation. Identification
at the lowest possible taxonomic level was performed by consulting
specific literature for each Phylum, including Rhodophyta (e.g.,
Woelkerling, 1988; Womersley, 1996; Harvey et al., 2005; Farias et al.,
2010), Porifera (e.g., Boury-Esnault, 1973; Hooper & van Soest, 2002;
Lerner et al., 2006; Muricy et al., 2007; 2008; van Soest et al., 2011),
Cnidaria (e.g., Cairns, 1979; 2000; Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988), Mollusca
(e.g., Abbott, 1974; Kaas & Van Belle, 1987; Sweeney et al., 1992; Díaz &
Puyana &, 1994; Rios, 1994; 2009), Polychaeta (e.g., Zibrowius, 1970;
(e.g., Simões et al., 2004; Simões & Mello, 2006), Echinodermata (e.g.,
Mortensen, 1928; Phelan, 1970; Tommasi, 1966; 1970a; Lawrence, 1987;
Hendler et al., 1995; Rowe & Gates, 1995; Brusca & Brusca, 2003; Amaral
et al., 2006) and Ascidiacea (e.g., Van Name, 1945; Kott, 1952; Rodrigues,
1966; Monniot & Monniot, 1968; Millar, 1969; Monniot, 1970; Cascon
& Lotufo, 2005; Rocha et al., 2011; 2012; Dias et al., 2012).
In this catalogue we take the opportunity to present an updated
checklist of the currently known flora and fauna in the Peregrino oil field.
A taxonomic illustrated checklist in the catalogue of the benthic marine
life from Peregrino oil field is provided, comprising a total of 122 taxa, 2
taxa of Rhodophyta, 16 of Porifera, 6 of Cnidaria, 31 of Mollusca, 6 of
Polychaeta, 17 of Crustacea, 20 of Bryozoa, 1 of Brachiopoda, 21 of
Echinodermata and 2 of Ascidiacea. Additional information on the taxa
recorded is also presented.
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Figure 3. Samplers used: van Veen grab (A) and dredge (B). Rhodolith samples and associated fauna after dredging (C, D). Sorted fauna samples and transport to the
laboratory (E, F). Stereomicroscope (G) and optical microscope (H) used in the identification of the algae and fauna specimens.
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Characterization of the Peregrino Oil Field
Ricardo Coutinho & Fernanda Siviero
The Peregrino oil field is part of the Campos Basin (Block BM-C-7).
The field location is approximately 85 km from Cabo Frio and 118 km from
Water (AC) to the open ocean as the vortex grows and the Brazil Current
(BC) is destabilized. This withdrawal of water may cause the rise of colder
Cabo de São Tomé where it reaches a maximum depth of 200 m before the
waters.
Coastal Water (low S), Tropical Water (high S, 36°C) and Água Central do
of ACAS. The second phase occurs when the warm water at the surface is
bottom; in the winter, the temperature ranges from 20 to 22°C at the
returns to a oligotrophic environment due to a decrease in phytoplankton
break of the continental shelf; its orientation is SW-NE. The oil field is
characterized as an area influenced by the following three water masses:
Atlântico Sul (ACAS) (low T, 18°C). In the summertime, the water
temperature ranges from 18 to 24°C at the surface and 16 and 18°C at the
surface and 16 and 22°C at the bottom. The mean temperature at the
bottom is higher in winter than in summer and may be related to the
The cycles of upwelling off the coast of Cabo Frio can be summarized
in three phases. The first phase is the upwelling of the nutrient-rich waters
followed by an increase in primary production and a parallel decrease in
nutrient concentrations. The third phase is subsidence in which the water
because of the depletion of nutrients (Gonzalez-Rodriguez et al., 1992).
In the Peregrino region, the waters of the BC (AC-AT) are
persistence of the wind during the summer and the subsequent
characterized by having fewer nutrients and low nitrate levels (4 mM) and
and 0.4 m/s toward the SW. The bottom currents show a correlation
mM, respectively.
maintenance of the upwelling phenomenon near the coast.
The average speed of the current background area is between 0.2
between the low temperature at the bottom and the current along the coast.
This area is dominated by the dynamic current from Brazil that is shallow
(0-75 m), warm (6-24°C) and of high salinity (34.5 to 37/00) and by the
synoptic wind during the passage of cold fronts and the tidal regime.
This area is also characterized by the large-scale South Atlantic Subtropical
High, with synoptic winds due to very frequent cold fronts. The intensity of
these northwest winds is higher during the summer and spring, promoting
upwelling events during this period. Calado et al. (2010) showed that an
unstable cyclonic meander can displace a significant volume of Coastal
orthophosphate (0.4 μM) levels. In contrast, ACAS has the highest
concentrations of nitrate and orthophosphate, reaching values of 18 and 1.3
Therefore, a high rate of productivity and accumulation of
phytoplankton biomass is related to the external nutrient input of the
continent or from ACAS. Furthermore, a zooplankton density of > 10 org. L-1
(66 mg m-3 dry weight), reaching values of 100 org. L-1 (220 mg m-3 dry
weight), has been observed after the end of the summer upwelling
(Valentin, 2001). During this period there is an increase in the depth of the
thermocline and photic layer, which produces an increased flow of
particulate organic carbon that is exported to the bottom.
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Results – Biodiversity Survey
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Phylum Rhodophyta Wettstein, 1922
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Phylum Rhodophyta
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega; Alexandre Bigio Villas-Boas & Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo
Introduction
Rhodolith beds are marine communities dominated by free-living
calcareous algae both now (Foster, 2001) and in the past (Bassi et al.,
2009; 2012) and are widely distributed from depths of 20 to 100 m in
the southwestern Atlantic (Kempf, 1970; Amado-Filho et al., 2012;
Henriques, et al., 2012). These assemblages are composed of four or
more species of rhodolith-forming red calcareous algae (Villas-Boas et
al., 2009; Amado-Filho et al., 2010).
Other macroalgae comprise at least one quarter of the known
species of the Brazilian central shelf (Yoneshigue-Valentin et al., 2006),
though the species richness and abundance varies seasonally, similar to
beds elsewhere in the world (e.g., Steller et al., 2003; Sciberras et al.,
2009).
Sedimentary soft bottoms covered by rhodoliths are found
surrounding coral reefs in northeastern Brazil (Leão et al., 2003) where
an expansive and contiguous rhodolith beds was recently mapped on the
Abrolhos shelf (Amado-Filho et al., 2012), contrasting with an isolated
small rhodolith bed reported at a lower latitude (Gherardi, 2004).
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The morphological features of rhodolith-forming species are
remarkably variable; nonetheless, they indicate adaptations to many
environmental and biological factors, such as wave exposure, light
intensity, sediment deposition, competition and herbivory (Steneck
1986; Steneck & Dethier, 1994). Because rhodolith beds remain poorly
understood, new species are likely to be found (e.g., Villas-Boas et al.,
2009). This report is the first attempt at an overall survey to describe the
species composition at Campos Basin, the largest oil production area in
the country and a priority area for marine life conservation.
Results
Two rhodolith-forming species from the Peregrino oil field were
recorded.
Systematics
Class Florideophyceae Cronquist, 1960
Order Corallinales P. C. Silva & H. W. Johansen,1986
Family Hapalidiaceae J. E. Gray, 1864
Subfamily Melobesioideae A. S. Harvey & Woelkerling,1995
Genus Mesophyllum Marie Lemoine, 1928
Species Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W. H. Adey (Fig. 4)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Australia and New Zealand
(Chapman & Parkinson, 1974; Woelkerling & Harvey, 1993), Mexico
(Riosmena-Rodriguez & Vásquez-Elizondo, 2012), Brazil (Amado-Filho et
al., 2010; Riosmena-Rodriguez & Vásquez-Elizondo, 2012; Figueiredo et al.,
2012), Namibia (John et al., 2004) and South Africa (Chamberlain & Keats,
1995). Found intertidally in pools and on reef edges and subtidally to 15 m.
Data available in Guiry & Guiry (2013).
Remarks: Substrata include rock, mollusks, sponges and various green, brown
and red algae (Womersley, 1996). Species present at all sampling stations.
Figure 4. Mesophyllum engelhartii
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Genus Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897
Species Lithothamnion sp. (Fig. 5)
Geographic distribution: Biogeographically, Lithothamnion appears to be
widespread, considering the high number of known species, but many
records require confirmation. Data available in Guiry & Guiry (2013).
Remarks: A revision of the Lithothamnion species from Rio Grande do Norte,
Bahia and Santa Catarina States was previously conducted (Farias et al.,
2010). Lithothamnion sp. differs from others species of Lithothamnion
found elsewhere in Brazil. Unidentified species present at all sampling
stations.
Figure 5. Lithothamnion sp.
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Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836
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Phylum Porifera
Introduction
Fernando Moraes
Sponges (Porifera) comprise one of the major invertebrate
groups on consolidated sea beds worldwide and high-latitude lakes.
They are abundant in all oceans, from the tidal line to deep sea where
the species colonize rocks, shells, coral skeletons, sand, mud and several
other hard and soft substrates. Sponges are also very abundant in
shelf areas to a depth of 90 m depth particularly in Brazil (e.g. Ridley
& Dendy, 1887; Sollas, 1888; Boury-Esnault, 1973; Muricy et al., 2008).
Approximately 8,350 species are known in the worldwide of
which more than 443 are registered in Brazil (Muricy et al., 2011; van
Soest et al., 2013). The most diverse class, Demospongiae, is represented
in Brazilian waters by 380 species in 63 families, comprising 70% of the
90 currently accepted families of this class (reviewed in Muricy et al.,
2011). In Brazil, knowledge of sponge fauna from the continental shelf
began with the historic expedition of H.M.S. Challenger (Ridley & Dendy,
1887; Sollas, 1888) and has currently been driven by environmental and
governmental policies (The Assessment of the Sustainable Yield of the
Living Resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone Project - REVIZEE) and
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the demands of oil and gas companies (Muricy et al., 2006; 2007; 2008;
Hajdu & Lopes, 2007; Vieira et al., 2010d; Lopes et al., 2011). Muricy et al
(2011) reviewed the taxonomy of Porifera in Brazil, presenting 443
registered sponge species and 340 others characterized at the genus and
higher systematic levels, information that indicates the high potential for
the description of new species and demonstrates the need for the
refinement of the taxonomy of several groups.
The taxonomy of Porifera is difficult, relying on morphological and
anatomical features for the identification of species – some of which are
altered after collection, such as color. In the last decade, illustrated
identification
guides
published
in
Brazil
including
anatomical
descriptions of species, have supported the development of taxonomic
studies and faunistic surveys along the coast and oceanic islands of the
Brazilian Economic Exclusive Zone (Muricy & Hajdu, 2006; Muricy et al.,
2008; Moraes, 2011; Hajdu et al., 2011).
Results
A total of 16 Porifera taxa from the Peregrino oil field were
recorded (Table 2).
Systematics
Class Demospongiae Sollas, 1885
Order Astrophorida Sollas, 1888
Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867
Genus Erylus Gray, 1867
Species Erylus sp. (Fig. 6)
Geographic distribution: The genus Erylus is cosmopolitan (Adams &
Hooper, 2001) and occurs in Brazil from north to south along the coast and
at all oceanic islands (Mothes & Lerner, 2001; Moraes et al., 2006; Moraes
& Muricy, 2007; Vieira et al., 2010d).
Remarks: The genus Erylus is quite diverse, with 69 species worldwide (van
Soest et al., 2011) and six species in Brazil (Moraes & Muricy, 2007; Vieira
et al., 2010d). Erylus is characterized by the presence of aspidasteres.
Species-level identification requires a detailed analysis of the morphology
of different asterose microscleres using scanning electron microscopy and
comparison with the literature.
Figure 6. Erylus sp.
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Family Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
Genus Tribrachium Weltner, 1882
Species Tribrachium schmidtii Weltner, 1882 (Fig. 7)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Tropical western AtlanticCaribbean and Brazil. This species was collected by the REVIZEE Program
between 50-140 m in the States of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
(Muricy et al., 2007); it occurs between depth of 12 and 700 m.
Remarks: The external form and set of spicules of T. schmidtii are very
characteristic. Its habitat is unconsolidated sediment in which its base
remains buried, whereas the papillae are exposed above the sea floor.
Figure 7. Tribrachium schmidtii
Order Hadromerida Topsent, 1894
Family Suberitidae Schmidt, 1870
Genus Protosuberites Swartschewsky, 1905
Species Protosuberites sp. (Fig. 8)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: There is only one record of this
genus in Brazil, identified in the Cagarras Archipelago, Rio de Janeiro State,
in shallow waters (Monteiro & Muricy, 2004, as Protosuberites sp.).
Figure 8. Protosuberites sp.
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Family Timeidae Topsent, 1928
Genus Timea Gray, 1867
Species Timea sp. (Fig. 9)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Timea occurs in
tropical and warm temperate waters from shallow depths to 165 m depth
(Lehnert & Heimler, 2001).
Order Lithistida incertae sedis
Family Desmanthidae Topsent, 1893
Genus Petromica Topsent, 1898
Species Petromica sp. (Fig. 10)
Figure 9. Timea sp.
Geographic distribution: The genus Petromica occurs in the Azores
Archipelago, Caribbean, Brazil, South Africa and Ceylon (Muricy et al.,
2001). In Brazil, it occurs in the northeast, southeast and south (Muricy et
al., 2001; 2008; Muricy & Hajdu, 2006).
Remarks: The genus Petromica has 10 species considered valid in the world
(van Soest et al., 2011); there are two recorded species in Brazil (Muricy et
al., 2001; 2008). These species occur in shallow waters and differ markedly
from the Petromica sp. from the Peregrino oil field by external morphology
(color and shape); specimens of the first group of species are white and
have smooth papilae with oscules; the second is yellow with conulose
Figure 10. Petromica sp.
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papillae. Petromica sp. have a massive irregular shape and cream-white
color. The material collected in the Peregrino field is likely a new species.
Order Poecilosclerida Topsent, 1928
Suborder Microcionina Hajdu, van Soest & Hooper, 1994
Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875
Genus Clathria Schmidt, 1862
Species Clathria sp. (Fig. 11)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Clathria is
cosmopolitan, occurring predominantly in shallow water (Hooper, 2002a).
Remarks: The genus Clathria consists of more than 400 valid species
worldwide (van Soest et al., 2011). A species-level identification of the
material collected requires information on the external morphology (e.g.,
color in vivo), a detailed analysis of the spicules using scanning electron
microscopy and revision of the genus Clathria in the Atlantic.
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Figure 11. Clathria sp.
Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923
Subfamily Raspailiiniae Nardo, 1833
Genus Raspailia Nardo, 1833
Subgenus Raspaxilla Topsent, 1913
Species Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae Lerner, Carraro & van Soest,
2006 (Fig. 12)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Brazil, at Campos dos
Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State at 39 m depth (Boury-Esnault, 1973) and
Ilha dos Corais, Santa Catarina State at 12 m depth (Lerner et al., 2006).
Remarks: The material studied is similar to that described for the type
locality, which is from the same region as the Peregrino oil field. The in vivo
yellow color described for the Santa Catarina material cannot be compared
Figure 12. Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae
with the studied material, due to the lack of this information.
Genus Eurypon Gray, 1867
Species Eurypon sp. (Fig. 13)
Geographic distribution: The genus Eurypon is cosmopolitan (Hooper,
2002b); there is only one record in Brazil in Tamandaré, Pernambuco State
(Muricy & Moraes, 1998, as Eurypon sp.).
Remarks: The genus Eurypon has 41 valid species in the world (van Soest et
al., 2011).
Figure 13. Eurypon sp.
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Suborder Myxillina Hajdu, van Soest & Hooper, 1994
Species Myxillina sp. (Fig. 14)
Geographic distribution: Distributed worldwide (van Soest et al., 2013).
Remarks: The suborder Myxillina contains species of a wide variety of
morphological and anatomical features, with 11 families considered valid,
but still requires a systematic review (van Soest, 2002). The features of the
collected material from the Peregrino oil field are the same as the suborder
Myxillina, but the morphological (shape) and anatomical features (spicules
and skeleton) differ from those of any of the known genera or families in
this group (van Soest, 2002). Therefore, the genera and species remain
unidentified and are dependent on future taxonomic work.
Figure 14. Myxillina sp.
Family Desmacellidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886
Genus Desmacella Schmidt, 1870
Species Desmacella sp. (Fig. 15)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Desmacella occurs in
all oceans in the world, predominantly in deep waters (Hajdu & van Soest,
2002). In Brazil there are records of three species of this genus in the States
of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, between
114-380 m depth (Hajdu & Lopes, 2007).
Remarks: The genus Desmacella includes 30 species considered valid
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Figure 15. Desmacella sp.
worldwide (van Soest et al., 2011). The minimum depths of the three
species of Desmacella recorded in Brazil ̶ D. annexa (Schmidt, 1870), D. aff.
pumilio Schmidt, 1870 and Desmacella sp. (Lopes et al., 2011) ̶ match with
the maximum record depth of dredging made in the Peregrino oil field.
Order Halichondrida Gray, 1867
Family Axinellidae Carter, 1875
Species Axinellidae sp. (Fig. 16)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: This family is cosmopolitan,
occurring from shallow water to the deep sea at 1800 m depth (Alvarez &
Hooper, 2002).
Remarks: The family Axinellidae has 10 genera and 300 species described,
with a wide range of morphological features, such as variety of shapes and
red, orange and yellow colors (Alvarez & Hooper, 2002).
Figure 16. Axinellidae sp.
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Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867
Genus Topsentia Berg, 1899
Species Topsentia sp. (Fig. 17)
Geographic distribution: The genus Topsentia occurs in three oceans,
predominantly at low latitudes (Erpenbeck & van Soest, 2002).
Remarks: The genus Topsentia has 35 species valid worldwide (van Soest et
al., 2011); there is only one known species of this genus in Brazil, T.
ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934) (e.g., Muricy et al., 2008).
Family Bubaridae Topsent, 1894
Genus Bubaris Gray, 1867
Species Bubaris sp. (Fig. 18)
Figure 17. Topsentia sp.
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Bubaris has a wide
distribution, including records in the Arctic, Atlantic, Mediterranean and
Pacific Oceans and in the Antarctica, mostly deep sea (Alvarez & Hooper,
2002).
Remarks: The genus Bubaris has nine species valid worldwide (van Soest et
al., 2011). The species of this genus are incrusting and have no spicules as
diagnosable features at the species level. There is a need for accurate
information regarding color and surface features for a more detailed
identification. In Brazil, there is only one record of a species of this genus,
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Figure 18. Bubaris sp.
for the States of São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, between 153-360 m
depth (Hajdu & Lopes, 2007, as Bubaris sp.).
Order Haplosclerida Topsent, 1928
Suborder Haplosclerina Topsent, 1928
Family Chalinidae Gray, 1867
Genus Haliclona Grant, 1836
Species Haliclona sp. (Fig. 19)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Haliclona is common
in shallow tropical waters, but the family Chalinidae is distributed
worldwide (Weerdt, 2002).
Remarks: The genus Haliclona has six subgenera and approximately 430
species considered valid worldwide (Weerdt, 2002; van Soest et al., 2011).
Species level identification is dependent on suitable information regarding
the external morphology, particularly color, due to the simplicity of the
Figure 19. Haliclona sp.
spicules.
Order Dictyoceratida Minchin, 1900
Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867
Genus Ircinia Nardo, 1833
Species Ircinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816) (Fig. 20)
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Geographic distribution: Tropical Western Atlantic: Caribbean and Brazil in
the States of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia and
Espírito Santo (Muricy et al., 2007; 2008). This is a new record in Rio de
Janeiro State.
Remarks: The genus Ircinia has 75 species valid worldwide (van Soest et al.,
2011). The material studied matches the description of Ircinia strobilina by
Muricy et al. (2007), including the brown color with shades of black and the
lack of black edges in the osculum. However, the shape of the studied
sample is not that most commonly expected for this species in other
regions (Caribbean and northeastern Brazil). Bryozoans and cnidarians
(hydroids and hermatypic corals) were found associated with this species.
Family Dysideidae Gray, 1867
Figure 20. Ircinia strobilina
Genus Dysidea Johnston, 1842
Species Dysidea sp. (Fig. 21)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The genus Dysidea occurs in a
wide distribution in environments of hard substrate and shallow and deep
waters around the world, including the Caribbean, Mediterranean,
Australia, New Caledonia and Brazil (Vilanova & Muricy, 2001).
Remarks: The genus Dysidea has 64 species valid worldwide (van Soest et al.,
2011). The external morphological features (color and shape of osculum)
are important for identification at the species level, but this genus, but this
information was not available for the material analyzed from the Peregrino
oil field.
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Figure 21. Dysidea sp.
Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888
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Phylum Cnidaria
Introduction
Débora de Oliveira Pires
There are approximately 11,000 extant Cnidaria species in the world,
and almost all are exclusively marine (Brusca & Brusca, 2003). Among the
corals, the most diverse group is the octocorals (Octocorallia), with
approximately 2,000 species (Bayer, 1981). The next greatest diversity is
found among the hard corals (Scleractinia), with approximately 1,400
species (Cairns et al., 1999).
The central coast of Brazil harbors the areas of the greatest diversity
of cnidarian in the South-Western Atlantic. There are records in this region,
including the coasts of Bahia and Espírito Santo States, the Abrolhos Bank
and the Vitória-Trindade Chain, of 57 species of octocorals and 33 species of
Scleractinia between depths of 50 and 1819 m (Castro et al., 2006).
One of the pioneering studies on the cnidarian fauna on the Brazilian
platform was conducted by a foreign expedition, the voyage of the Hassler.
The material collected was studied by Pourtalès (1874), who recorded
seven species of corals.
Voyages of the oceanographic vessel Prof. W. Besnard occurred in the
late sixties, and some samples of azooxanthellate coral were collected off
the coast of Rio de Janeiro. According to Tommasi (1970b), the most
common species found within the calcareous algae beds south of Cabo Frio
were Cladocora arbuscula (=C. debilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849),
Dasmosmilia lymani (Pourtalès, 1871), Madracis mirabilis sensu Wells, 1973
and Trochocyathus sp. Later, Leite & Tommasi (1976) provided data on the
distribution of C. debilis south of Cabo Frio.
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In the 1970s, a summary of the coral fauna of the tropical coast of
Brazil (Laborel, 1969; 1970) recorded nearly twenty species of
azooxanthellate coral known elsewhere (Ceará to Cabo Frio). The material
studied by Laborel was obtained from samplings by various expeditions,
such as the Calypso, between November 1961 and February 1962.
Cairns (1979) published the first comprehensive work on the fauna
of azooxanthellate coral in the Caribbean and adjacent waters. The author
recorded several species in Brazilian waters, including samples off the coast
of Rio de Janeiro, between depths of 500 and 800 m depth, collected by the
ship Walther Herwig. Among these species, the author recorded deep reefforming species such as Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794), Lophelia
pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758), M. oculata and Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan,
1873.
In their work on corals collected during "Operation Geomar X",
Fernandes
&
Young
(1986)
recorded
the
azooxanthellate
corals
Caryophyllia parvula Cairns, 1979, C. debilis, Madracis asperula Milne
Edwards & Haime, 1849 and Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874
between depths of 12 and 100 m.
A compilation of deep-sea coral fauna (hydrocorals, hard corals,
black corals and octocorals) from Campos Basin, of Rio de Janeiro State, was
more recently published by Pires & Castro (2010).
Results
A total of six Cnidaria taxa from the Peregrino oil field were recorded
(Table 3).
Systematics
Class Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834
SubClass Hexacorallia Haeckel, 1866
Order Scleractinia Bourne, 1900
SubOrder Caryophylliina Vaughan & Wells, 1943
Family Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846
Genus Coenocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Species Coenocyathus parvulus (Cairns, 1979) (Fig. 22)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico,
Caribbean and Brazil, from 97 to 399 m in depth (Cairns, 2000). In Brazil,
this species was recorded at Cumuruxatiba, Bahia State, at 130 m depth
(Pires, 2007).
Remarks: Small colonies and isolated specimens of this species were
collected. Some polyps had tissues indicating that the specimens were alive.
Some colonies showed small polyps indicating that they were growing. In
other cases, only the skeleton was collected; some were damaged and
eroded.
Figure 22. Coenocyathus parvulus
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Genus Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834
Species Cladocora debilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (Fig. 23)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Cape
Hatteras to the Mississippi Delta, southern Caribbean coast (from
Honduras to Venezuela), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul, Saint
Peter and Saint Paul Rocks from 32 to 480 m depth. Eastern Atlantic Mediterranean, Morocco, Gulf of Guinea, Madeira Island, Canary Islands,
Cape Green, Ascension, St. Helena from 28 to 100 m depth (Cairns, 2000).
Brazil - 19°43'S to 34°25'S, 46 to 438 m depth (Pires, 2007).
Remarks: These are a colonial species very common in the collected samples.
There are plenty of records of this species in calcareous algae beds
(Tommasi, 1970b). Although this species forms small colonies, the majority
of the material collected consisted of small tubular isolated fragments. C.
debilis can form clusters representing a structured organism and is
commonly found as dead fragments incrusted by sponges and polychaete
tubes. The conglomerate of tubes bears numerous types of small
invertebrates.
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Figure 23. Cladocora debilis
Family Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Genus Sphenotrochus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Species Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874 (Fig. 24)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Known only in the Atlantic coast
of South America (Suriname to Uruguay) at 15 to 64 m depth (Cairns,
2000). Brazil - 01°12'S and 34°35'S, 15 to 82m depth (Pires, 2007).
Remarks: Solitary species, quite common in Cabo Frio (RJ). This area
represents the type locality of this species (64 m) (Cairns, 2000).
Figure 24. Sphenotrochus auritus
Family Flabellidae Bourne, 1905
Genus Javania Duncan, 1876
Species Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (Fig. 25)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Banquereau
Bank, New Scotland to Suriname, including the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico to
Louisiana, USA. Wide distribution in the eastern Atlantic, Burdwood Bank,
Chile, Galapagos, British Columbia, Japan and the Arabian Sea, from 30 to
2165 m (Cairns, 2000). Brazil - 17°04’S to 33°42'S, 107 to 250 m depth
(Pires, 2007).
Figure 25. Javania cailleti
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SubClass Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866
Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1812
Family Nidaliidae Gray, 1869
Genus Nidalia Gray, 1834
Species Nidalia sp.1 (Fig. 26)
Remarks: Nidaliids have monomorphic polyps and clavate colonies with a stiff
or firm texture and prominent calyces at a terminal cluster. Refer to
Verseveldt & Bayer (1988) for some revisions within this family. Two
colonies were collected from two sampling stations (Table 3).
Figure 26. Nidalia sp.1
Species: Nidalia sp.2 (Fig. 27)
Remarks: One colony was collected from the sampling stations (Table 3).
Figure 27. Nidalia sp.2
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Phylum Mollusca Cuvier, 1797
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MOLLUSCA
Phylum Mollusca
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Introduction
The Mollusca Phylum is the second largest zoological group
currently known second only to arthropods (Amaral et al., 2003).
Approximately 100,000 described species have been estimated in the
world (Brusca & Brusca, 2003). Among the benthic macrofauna they are
numerically less abundant than polychaetes and peracarid crustaceans
(Miyaji, 2001).
The Class Gastropoda is usually the most diverse (80% of species),
presenting a wide range of shapes, sizes and habits as a result of the
intense adaptive radiation of the group, followed by the Class Bivalvia
(27% of species). Other classes (Cephalopoda, Polyplacophora,
Scaphopoda,
Solenogastres,
Caudofoveata
and
Monoplacophora)
comprise the remaining species (approximately 3%) (Amaral et al.,
2003).
Mollusks have a high degree of morphological diversity with
specimens in almost all environments (Amaral et al., 2003). The classes
Gastropoda and Bivalvia are the best represented in benthic ecosystems,
and their species have been used to characterize benthic associations
(Diaz & Puyana, 1994).
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As mollusks are primary consumers in aquatic ecosystems, they
have been used as environmental indicators. Indeed, mollusks are an
important
different
organism
ecosystems
for
due
to
monitoring
their
contaminants
economic
importance and sedentary life (Feldstein, 2003).
and
in
ecological
There are 1,600 species reported on the Brazilian coast (Rios,
1994). Approximately 35% of these taxa occur in the State of Rio de
Janeiro, representing a significant portion of all the Brazilian molluscan
fauna (Santos et al., 2007). Since Rios (1994), 115 species have been
added, mainly descriptions of new species and new records of
occurrence (e.g., Leal, 1991; Simone, 1999; Absalão & Pimenta, 2003;
Absalão et al., 2003a;b; Pimenta & Absalão, 2004).
Results
A total of 31 Molluscan taxa were recorded from the Peregrino oil
field (Table 4).
MOLLUSCA
Systematics
Class Polyplacophora Gray, 1821
Family Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889
Genus Ischnochiton Gray, 1847
Species Ischnochiton marcusi (Righi, 1971) (Fig. 28)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Pernambuco and Piauí States
(Brazil), from 11 to 30 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: A complete specimen with soft parts. Habitat, on rocks; frequency,
common in the Brazilian coast; trophic level, herbivore (Rios, 2009;
Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 28. Ischnochiton marcusi.
Species Ischnochiton sp. (Fig. 29)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Known only from the study
locality (present study) at a depth of 101 m.
Remarks: A complete specimen with soft parts. There is strong evidence that
suggests the existence of an undescribed species of genus Ischnochiton.
Figure 29. Ischnochiton sp.
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MOLLUSCA
Family Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899
Genus Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853
Species Chaetopleura asperrima (Gould, 1852) (Fig. 30)
Geographic distribution: Espírito Santo State (Brazil) to Maldonado
(Uruguay) (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Trophic level, herbivore (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797
Family Fissurellidae Fleming, 1822
Genus Chaetopleura Sowerby, 1835
Figure 30. Chaetopleura asperrima
Species Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I., 1835) (Fig. 31)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Pará to São Paulo;
Fernando de Noronha, Abrolhos and Trindade Islands (Brazil); under
rocks, from the intertidal zone to a depth of 45 m (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravel and rocks; frequency, uncommon on the Brazilian
coast; trophic level, herbivore (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 31. Lucapina sowerbii
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MOLLUSCA
Family Calliostomatidae Thiele, 1924
Genus Swainson, 1840
Species Calliostoma carcellesi Clench & Aguayo, 1940 (Fig. 32)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Occurs from the Rio de Janeiro
State (Brazil) to Rio Negro (Argentina), from 30 to 55 m depth (Rios,
2009).
Remarks: Habitat, in muddy and sandy bottoms (Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Figure 32. Calliostoma carcellesi
Species Calliostoma pulchrum (C.B. Adams, 1850) (Fig. 33)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: States of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia
and Piauí (Brazil), at 70 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, under rocks; frequency, rare on the Brazilian coast
(Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 33. Calliostoma pulchrum
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MOLLUSCA
Family Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Species Arene bairdii (Dall, 1889) (Fig. 34)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Amapá to Espírito Santo States
and the Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martin Vaz Islands and
Montague Seamounts (Brazil), from 35 to 270 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravel and sand bottoms; frequency, rare on the Brazilian
coast (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 34. Arene bairdii
Family Turritellidae Loven, 1847
Genus Turritella Lamarck, 1799
Species Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849 (Fig. 35)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro,
São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul States), from 10 to 660 m
depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sand, silt and gravel bottoms; frequency, uncommon on
the Brazilian coast (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
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Figure 35. Turritella hookeri
MOLLUSCA
Family Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Thylacodes Guettard, 1770
Species Thylacodes aff. decussatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Figs. 36)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Florida, Gulf of Mexico to
the Caribbean, and in Brazil from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro States, from mid-
littoral to 140 m depth (Spotorno-Oliveira, 2009; Spotorno et al., 2012).
Remarks: This taxon is currently being studied. The vermetids are a distinct
group of sessile gastropods that are rarely considered in marine
community studies, presumably because of their complex taxonomy, and
distinct shell morphology, impeding the recognition of species diversity in
the field (Keen, 1960; Bieler, 1996). There are vermetid bioconstructions
with other organisms, such as corals and coralline algae, in the northeast
and southeast, between 3°S (northern coast of Ceará) and 22°S (northern
coast of Rio de Janeiro), including the oceanic islands (Laborel & Kempf
1965; Soares-Gomes et al. 2001). The vermetid Thylacodes aff. decussatus
and the coral Cladocora debilis were the most representative and
frequently found specimens at the sampling stations (Tables 3 and 4).
Trophic level, filter feeder (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 36. Thylacodes aff. decussatus
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MOLLUSCA
Family Ovulidae Fleming, 1822
Genus Cyphoma Röding, 1798
Species Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I., 1828) (Fig. 37)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Brazil in Santa Catarina State,
at 70 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, found with Octocorallia; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013).
Figure 37. Cyphoma intermedium
Family Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
Species Siratus formosus (Sowerby II, 1841) (Fig. 38)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Maranhão to Bahia States
(Brazil), from 35 to 350 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy bottom and corals; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous, feeding on small gastropods
(Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013). This taxon was one of the
most frequently found at almost all the sampling stations (Table 4).
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Figure 38. Siratus formosus
MOLLUSCA
Family Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Metula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Species Metula agassizi Clench & Aguayo, 1941 (Fig. 39)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Rio Grande do Sul to Rio
de Janeiro States (Brazil), to a depth of 150 m (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013).
Figure 39. Metula agassizi
Family Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Odontocymbiola Clench & Turner, 1964
Species Odontocymbiola macaensis Calvo & Coltro, 1997 (Fig. 40)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Santa Catarina to Rio de
Janeiro States (Brazil), to a depth of 150 m (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravels and sandy bottoms; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013).
Figure 40. Odontocymbiola macaensis
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MOLLUSCA
Family Fasciolariidae Gray, 1853
Genus Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815
Species Fusinus frenguellii (Carcelles, 1953) (Fig. 41)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Brazil (Rio de Janeiro
State) to Argentina, from 30 to 160 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms and mussels beds; frequency,
common on the Brazilian coast (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828
Genus Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
Species Prunum fulminatum (Kiener, 1841) (Fig. 42)
Figure 41. Fusinus frenguellii
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Endemic to the Brazilian coast,
from Amapá to Rio de Janeiro States (Cabo Frio) (Brazil), to a depth of 30 m
(Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and rocky bottoms, and corals (Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013).
Figure 42. Prunum fulminatum
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MOLLUSCA
Species Prunum martini (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) (Fig. 43)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Espírito Santo State
(Brazil) to San Matias Gulf (Argentina), from 10 to 55 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy bottoms; frequency, usually found in the digestive
tract of Astropecten brasiliensis (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) and on the
Bivalvia community of Glycymeris longior (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013).
Family Olividae Bruguière, 1789
Genus Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Figure 43. Prunum martini
Species Amalda josecarlosi Pastorino, 2003 (Fig. 44)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Espírito Santo State
(Brazil) to San Matias Gulf (Argentina), from 18 to 70 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency, common on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Figure 44. Amalda josecarlosi
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MOLLUSCA
Family Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Conus clerii Reeve, 1844 (Fig. 45)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Endemic to the Brazilian coast,
from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul States, including Martim Vaz island,
Montague and Colombia Seamounts, from 16 to 166 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravels and sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency, rare on
the Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Figure 45. Conus clerii
Family Pseudomelatomidae Morrison, 1965
Genus Brachytoma Swainson, 1840
Species Brachytoma rioensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) (Fig. 46)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Rio de Janeiro to Rio
Grande do Sul States (Brazil), from 75 to 125 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms and rocks; frequency,
uncommon
on
the
Brazilian
(Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
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coast;
trophic
level,
carnivorous
Figure 46. Brachytoma rioensis
MOLLUSCA
Family Driliidae Olsson, 1964
Genus Fenimorea Bartsch, 1934
Species Fenimorea sp. (Fig. 47)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Only known from the study
locality (present study), from 95 to 106 m depth.
Remarks: Eleven specimens were collected at the sampling stations (Table 4).
Family Pseudomelatomidae Morrison, 1966
Genus Compsodrillia Woodring, 1928
Species Compsodrillia cf. haliostrephis (Dall, 1889) (Fig. 48)
Figure 47. Fenimorea sp.
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Rio Grande do Sul to São
Paulo States (Brazil), at 80 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Figure 48. Compsodrillia cf. haliostrephis
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MOLLUSCA
Family Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875
Genus Pleurotomella Verril, 1872
Species Pleurotomella aguayoi (Carcelles, 1953) (Fig. 49)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Rio de Janeiro State
(Brazil) to Bahia Engano (Argentina), from 35 to 70 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency, common on the
Brazilian coast; trophic level, carnivorous (Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
Family Limopsidae Dall, 1895
Figure 49. Pleurotomella aguayoi
Genus Limopsis Sassi, 1827
Species Limopsis janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915 (Fig. 50)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Endemic to the Brazilian coast,
from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul States (Brazil), from 70 to 190 m
depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravels and sandy and muddy bottoms; frequency,
uncommon on the Brazilian coast (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Complete specimens with intact ligament (containing the soft parts) were
collected in addition to disarticulated (and disassociated) single valves.
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Figure 50. Limopsis janeiroensis
MOLLUSCA
Family Glycymerididae Newton, 1922
Genus Glycymeris Da Costa, 1778
Species Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) (Fig. 51)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Amapá to Espírito Santo
States, from 25 to 75 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravels and sandy bottoms; frequency, uncommon on the
Brazilian coast (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013). The observation from
this study is a new record for the Rio de Janeiro State, widening the
geographical distribution of this species (present study).
Figure 51. Glycymeris pectinata
Family Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Genus Pteria Scopoli, 1777
Species Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 52)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The entire Brazilian coast, from
20 to 150 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, in gorgonians (Anthozoa) and dead shells; frequency,
common on the Brazilian coast (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
Figure 52. Pteria hirundo
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MOLLUSCA
Family Limidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Lima Bruguière, 1797
Species Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 53)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Amapá to Rio de Janeiro
States (Brazil), in shallow waters to a depth of 140 m (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, on rocks and in corals and sponges (Conquiliologistas do
Brasil, 2013). This taxon was one of the most abundant among the mollusks
(Table 4).
Figure 53. Lima lima
Family Plicatulidae Watson, 1930
Genus Plicatula Lamarck, 1801
Species Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 (Fig. 54)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The entire Brazilian coast to
Uruguay, at 30 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, on rocks and dead shells and conglomerate calcareous,
settling by the umbo of the right valve, usually forming clusters; frequency,
common on the Brazilian coast (Rios, 2009; Conquiliologistas do Brasil,
2013).
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Figure 54. Plicatula gibbosa
MOLLUSCA
Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Chlamys Röding, 1798
Species Chlamys tehuelchus (Orbigny, 1846) (Fig. 55)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Espírito Santo State
(Brazil) to Nuevo Gulf (Argentina), from 10 to 120 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy bottoms (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
Figure 55. Chlamys tehuelchus
Family Verticordiidae Stoliczka, 1871
Genus Spinosipella Iredale, 1930
Species Spinosipella agnes Simone & Cunha, 2008 (Fig. 56)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Rio Grande do Norte,
Pernambuco, São Paulo, Santa Catarina to Rio Grande do Sul States (Brazil),
from 270 to 900 m depth (Rios, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, gravel and sandy bottoms; frequency, rare on the Brazilian
Figure 56. Spinosipella agnes
coast (Conquiliologistas do Brasil, 2013).
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MOLLUSCA
Class Scaphopoda Bronn, 1862
Family Dentaliidae Gray, 1847
Genus Paradentalium Cotton & Godfrey, 1933
Species Paradentalium disparile (d´Orbigny, 1853) (Fig. 57)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: From Amapá to Santa Catarina
States (Brazil) (Rios, 2009). Specimens with soft parts were collected between
5 to 50 m depth (Penna, 1972) and empty shells from intertidal zones to 103
m depth (Caetano, 2007).
Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797
Family Octopodidae d’Orbigny, 1840
Genus Octopus Cuvier, 1797
Figure 57. Paradentalium disparile
Species Octopus sp. (Fig. 58)
Remarks: The octopus specimens analyzed were juveniles, rendering species
confirmation difficult. It was not possible to determine whether this taxon is
Octopus insularis Leite, Haimovici, Molina & Warnke, 2008 or Octopus vulgaris
(Yarnall, 1969). DNA studies will be performed to determine the species
identification. O. vulgaris is found worldwide in tropical and semitropical
waters, from shallow waters to 200 m (Silva et al., 2002), whereas O. insularis
occurs in shallow equatorial waters around the oceanic islands of Fernando
de Noronha Archipelagos, Rocas Atoll, São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago,
and the mainland of northeastern Brazil (Leite et al., 2008).
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Figure 58. Octopus sp.
Phylum Annelida Lamarck, 1809
Class Polychaeta Grube, 1850
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Phylum Annelida - Class Polychaeta
Introduction
Paulo Cesar Paiva, Raquel Meihoub Berlandi & Ana Claudia dos Santos Brasil
Annelida is a group known as segmented worms, Polychaeta
(Bristleworms) is the most diverse, with 9,000 extant species grouped
into 70 families, which are almost all exclusively marine (Rouse & Pleijel,
2001). To date, 62 families and approximately 700 species of annelid
Polychaeta have been found on the Brazilian Coast (Amaral et al., 2010).
Despite great sampling efforts studies on polychaetes are normally
concentrated in the southeastern-southern coast region, with the central
coast of Brazil still poorly studied (Lana et al., 1996). However, a survey
conducted through REVIZEE on the Central Coast of Brazil, including the
coasts of Bahia and Espírito Santo States, the Abrolhos Bank and the VitóriaTrindade Chain, identified 88 species, with 64 occurring mainly on
biogenic bottoms and 28 limited to depths to 100 m in with Aciculata
being relatively more abundant on biogenic bottoms in comparison to
Canalipalpata (Paiva, 2006a;b).
Furthermore, the families Eunicidae and Syllidae were the most
frequent and abundant in coral reefs and calcareous algae bottoms,
showing a wide bathymetric range to 500 m (Nogueira et al., 2001;
Nogueira & San Martín, 2002; Paiva, 2006a;b; Figueiredo et al., 2007).
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According to this study, Eunicidae genera, such as Eunice and Lysidice,
were more frequent on biogenic bottoms, whereas the family Oenonidae
occurred exclusively on this type of bottom (Zanol et al., 2000; Paiva,
2006a).
Espírito Santo State to the extreme north of Rio de Janeiro State is
considered one of the most diverse Brazilian regions and shows specific
regional differentiation from the fauna of northeastern and southeastern
Brazil due to differences in oceanographic features; the region of Cabo
Frio (RJ) is considered a transitional area between the tropical north to
the subtropical and temperate south (Lana et al., 1996). Considering the
limited number of studies on the fauna of Polychaeta associated with
these environments, it is expected that future studies will increase the
knowledge of the polychaete distribution pattern along the Brazilian
coast.
Results
A total of six Polychaeta taxa from the Peregrino oil field were
recorded (Table 5).
Systematics
SubClass Palpata
Order Aciculata Rouse & Fauchald, 1997
SubOrder Phyllodocida Dales, 1962
Family Aphroditidae Malmgren, 1867
Genus Aphrogenia Kinberg, 1856
Species Aphrogenia alba Kinberg, 1856 (Fig. 59)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: North Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico)
and Indian Ocean, Brazil (São Paulo, Rio Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina and
Rio Grande do Sul States). Sublittoral at 0–180 m depth (Amaral et al.,
2010).
Figure 59. Aphrogenia alba
Family Acoetidae Kinberg, 1856
Genus Euarche Ehlers,1887
Species Euarche tubifex Ehlers, 1887 (Fig. 60)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and
Rio de Janeiro States) at 195 m depth (Amaral & Nonato, 1984).
Remarks: Habitat, sandy bottoms (Amaral & Nonato, 1984).
Figure 60. Euarche tubifex
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Family Sigalionidae Kinberg, 1856
Genus Pelogenia Schmarda, 1861
Species Pelogenia kinbergi (Hansen, 1882) (Fig. 61)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia and Rio
de Janeiro States), Florida and Bermuda (Nonato & Luna, 1970a;b; Amaral
& Nonato, 1984), at of 37 m depth (Amaral et al., 2010; Berlandi et al,
2010a;b).
Remarks: Habitat, muddy bottoms, corals, shells, sponges and crustose
coralline algae (Amaral et al., 2010; Berlandi et al, 2010a;b). The sigalionids
are mostly common in soft–sediments and abyssal depths, the species of
this family are mainly carnivores (Fauchald & Jumars, 1979).
Figure 61. Pelogenia kinbergi
SubOrder Nereidiformia
Family Nereididae Johnston, 1865
Species Ceratonereis hircinicola (Eisig, 1870) (Fig. 62)
Geographic distribution: Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Atlantic Ocean,
Mediterranean, Brazil (Paraíba, Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro
States, Santos & Lana, 2003; Paiva & Costa-Paiva, 2007).
Remarks: The specimens were removed from rhodolith (infauna). This
species can be found associated with biogenic bottoms, such as coral reefs.
They have carnivorous habits and sexual reproduction with lecithotrophy
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Figure 62. Ceratonereis hircinicola
demersal or planktotrophic larvae (Santos & Lana, 2003; Paiva & CostaPaiva, 2007).
Order Eunicida
Family Eunicidae Savigny, 1818
Genus Eunice Cuvier, 1817
Species Eunice stigmatura (Verrill, 1900) (Fig. 63)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Mexico and Brazil (Espírito
Santo and Rio de Janeiro States) (Zanol et al., 2000), from 58 to 100 m
depth (Zanol et al., 2000).
Remarks: Habitat, sand and biogenic bottoms; trophic level, carnivorous (Zanol
et al., 2000). The specimens were removed from rhodoliths (infauna).
Figure 63. Eunice stigmatura
Family Glyceridae Grube, 1850
Genus Glycera Savigny, 1818
Species Glycera brevicirris Grube, 1870 (Fig. 64)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Red Sea, Madagascar, India,
Indonesia, China, Salomon Island, California Gulf, Panama, North Carolina,
Caribbean and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States). Intertidal to
110 m depth (Amaral et al., 2006).
Figure 64. Glycera brevicerris
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Phylum Arthropoda Latreille, 1829
Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772
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Phylum Arthropoda - Subphylum Crustacea
Introduction
Cristiana Silveira Serejo & Irene Azevedo Cardoso
Crustacea is a widespread group, with more than 67,000 species
occurring in all marine environments. In addition to this high diversity
and wide distribution in marine habitats, some crustaceans also live in
freshwaters and terrestrial habitats. The Class Malacostraca is the most
diverse among crustaceans, with more than 40,000 described species.
Among malacostracans members of Order Decapoda and Superorder
Peracarida, such as Amphipoda, Cumacea, Isopoda and Tanaidacea, are
commonly sampled in shallow and deep-sea marine Brazilian waters
(Serejo et al., 2006; 2007).
Many species are specific to biological substrates, such as algae,
sponges, corals and mussel beds. However, there is a characteristic fauna
that inhabits unconsolidated substrate, with granulometry playing an
important role in the distribution and quality of the species. Such
features as latitude and depth, together with different water masses and
the temporal scale, are also very important factors to be considered in
the distribution and zonation of the species. As an example, Pires-Vanin
(2001) studied isopod assemblages from the continental shelf and slope
of the Ubatuba region (23º30S) and found distinct groups divided among
various depths. A zonation into the following three areas was observed:
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the inner shelf at shallow waters to 50 m, an outer shelf from 50 m to
130 m and the shelf break from 130-240 m.
Later, Pires-Vanin (2008) studied the São Sebastião shelf based on
benthic mega and macrofauna. Crustaceans were abundant, representing
74% of the megafauna and 64% of the macrofauna. The presence of two
water masses in the region - Coastal Water (CW) and South Atlantic
Central Water (SACW) - was the main factor structuring the megafaunal
communities, whereas the depth and bottom type were determinant for
the macrofauna.
The
rhodolith-forming
calcareous
algae
generated
a
heterogeneous hard substrate with different microhabitats, enabling an
increase in the diversity of these regions, depending on the water
turbulence and time of year (Figueiredo et al., 2007; Amado-Filho et al.,
2007). Silva-Karam et al. (2009) examined with the spatial distribution
of decapod crustaceans in the calcareous algae rhodolith bed at
Arvoredo Island in Santa Catarina and found 194 specimens in 27
samples, with 18 species and 11 morphotypes.
Results
A total of 17 Crustacea taxa were recorded from the Peregrino oil
field (Table 6).
Systematics
Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
Order Isopoda Latreille, 1817
Family Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001
Genus Accalathura Barnard, 1925
Species Accalathura crenulata (Richardson, 1901) (Fig. 65)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Bahamas
(type locality), Caribbean Sea, USA (North Carolina to Florida), Bay of
Caledonia, Panama and Brazil (from Pará to Espírito Santo; Rio de Janeiro,
new record) (Pires-Vanin, 1998; King, 2008). This species was found
between 1-131 m depth (Pires-Vanin, 1998).
Remarks: Habitat, calcareous bottoms, less frequently on sand and seldom on
muddy sediments (Pires-Vanin, 1998). Recently, King (2008) redescribed
this species (only females) based on type material from the Bahamas and
observed other specimens from Martinica and Caledonia Bay, Panama.
Figure 65. Accalathura crenulata
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Order Decapoda Latreille, 1902
SubOrder Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888
Family Solenoceridae Wood Mason, 1891
Genus Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1977
Species Mesopenaeus tropicalis (Bouvier, 1905) (Fig. 66)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Florida, Gulf
of Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, South American coast and Brazil (Rio
Grande do Sul State) from 30 to 915 m depth (Farfante, 1977).
Figure 66. Mesopenaeus tropicalis
Suborder Plocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852
Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
Species Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979 (Figs. 67)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - from Brazil
(São Paulo State) to Uruguay from 100 to 268 m depth (Christoffersen,
1979).
Remarks: This species has been sampled in fine sand, mud, gravels, shell and
rhodoliths (Christoffersen, 1979).
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Figure 67. Alpheus pouang
Genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
Species Synalpheus brooksi Coutiére, 1909 (Fig. 68)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Florida, Gulf
of Mexico, Bahamas, Yucatan Peninsula, Porto Rico, Suriname and Brazil
(Amapá, Rio Grande do Norte, south of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro States new record) from 2 to 82 m depth (Christoffersen, 1979).
Remarks: This species has been sampled in sand, mud, gravels, eroded corals
and rhodoliths (Christoffersen, 1979).
Figure 68. Synalpheus brooksi
Family Processidae Ortmann, 1890
Genus Processa Leach, 1815
Species Processa guyanae Holthuis, 1959 (Fig. 69)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina, Florida, North of Cuba, Suriname and Brazil (Ceará, Rio de Janeiro
to Rio Grande do Sul States) and Uruguay from 30 to 331 m depth
(Christoffersen, 1979).
Remarks: This species has been sampled in sand, calcareous algae, corals and
rocky bottoms (Christoffersen, 1979).
Figure 69. Processa guyanae
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Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838
Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802
Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892
Genus Dardanus Paul´son, 1875
Species Dardanus insignis (de Saussure, 1858) (Fig. 70)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - USA Coast,
Gulf of Mexico, Antilles and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul
States), Uruguay and Argentina from shallow to deep waters, at 500 m
depth (Melo, 1999).
Remarks: This species has been sampled in sand, mud, shells and rocky
bottoms (Melo, 1999).
Figure 70. Dardanus insignis (A), cephalothorax (B), right and left chelipod (C)
Genus Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 2002
Species Pseudopaguristes calliopsis (Forest & Saint Laurent, 1968)
(Fig. 71)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic – Guianas and
Brazil (from Ceará to São Paulo States) at 60 m depth (Melo, 1999).
Remarks: This species has been sampled in sand, mud and rocky bottoms
with macroalgae (Melo, 1999).
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Figure 71. Pseudopaguristes calliopsis
Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802
Genus Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893
Species Pylopagurus discoidalis (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Fig. 72)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles and Brazil (Amapá, Ceará and Rio
de Janeiro States - new record) from 60 to 930 m depth (Melo, 1999).
Remarks: This species lives in Dentalium shells or annelid tubes (Melo, 1999).
New record for Rio de Janeiro State.
Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Munididae Ahyong et al. 2010
Genus Munida Leach, 1820
Species Munida irrasa A. Milne Edwards, 1880 (Figs. 73)
Figure 72. Pylopagurus discoidalis (A), chelipod operculiforme in lateral view
(B)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina to Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela,
Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
and Rio Grande do Sul States) and Uruguay from 15 to 475 m depth (Melo,
1999).
Remarks Munida species usually occupy shelf waters and live aggregated in
high-density populations. The latest Galatheoidea review added a new
family to Munida (Munididae), which also includes other genera previously
Figure 73. Munida irrasa
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classified as Galatheidae (Ahyong et al. 2010).
Infraorder Brachyura Latreille, 1802
Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833
Genus Moreiradromia Guinot & Tavares, 2003
Species Moreiradromia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858) (Figs. 74)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Guianas and Brazil
(from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul States) from 1 to 330 m depth (Melo,
1996).
Remarks: Species of this family usually bear sponges, ascidians or bivalve
shells to protect the carapace. Guinot & Tavares (2003) described the
Figure 74. Moreiradromia antillensis, dorsal view (A), ventral view (B)
genus Moreiradromia, including two species, M. sarraburei and M.
antillensis. Occurs on hard bottoms on rocks, shells or coral (Melo, 1996).
Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819
Genus Stenocionops Desmarest, 1823
Species Stenocionops spinosissimus (de Sassure, 1857) (Figs. 75)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Brazil (from Rio Grande
do Norte to Rio Grande do Sul States) from 50 to 480 m depth (Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species occurs on organogenic bottoms (Melo, 1996).
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Figure 75. Stenocionops spinosissimus, dorsal view (A), ventral view (B)
Family Inachoididae Dana, 1851
Genus Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871
Species Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871 (Figs. 76)
Geographic
and
bathymetric
distributions:
Western
Atlantic
-
Massachusetts to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Guiana, Brazil (from
Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul States) and Uruguay (Santana & Tavares,
2008) from 15 to 710 m depth (Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species occurs on sand, coral and shell bottoms (Melo, 1996).
Figure 76. Euprognatha rastellifera, dorsal view (A), ventral view (B)
Family Palicidae Bouvier 1897
Genus Palicus Philippi, 1838
Species Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897 (Fig. 77)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula and Brazil (from Rio
Grande do Norte to Rio de Janeiro States) from 35 to 95 m depth (Melo,
1996).
Figure 77. Palicus faxoni
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Species Palicus sicus (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Fig. 78)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula and Brazil (from
Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul States) from shallow waters to 190 m depth
(Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species occurs on sand, mud, broken shell and corals bottoms
(Melo, 1996).
Figure 78. Palicus sicus
Family Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838
Genus Spinolambrus S.H. Tan & Ng, 2007
Species Spinolambrus pourtalesii (Stimpson, 1871) (Figs. 79)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - New Jersey to
Florida, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande
do Sul States) from 20 to 350 m depth (Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species occurs on sand, mud, shell and gravel bottoms (Melo,
1996).
Figure 79. Spinolambrus pourtalesii
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Family Xanthidae Mac Leay, 1838
Genus Allactaea Williams, 1974
Species Allactaea lithostrota Williams, 1974 (Fig. 80)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - North
Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Brazil (from Rio de
Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul States) from 50 to 640 m depth (Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species presents orange tubercles covering the entire carapace
and lives on sand and coral bottoms (Melo, 1996).
Genus Garthiope Guinot, 1990
Species Garthiope spinipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Fig. 81)
Figure 80. Allactaea lithostrota
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic - Bermuda,
Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil (from Amapá to São Paulo
States) from intertidal to 60 m depth (Melo, 1996).
Remarks: This species presents a carapace with small tubercles, 3-4
anterolateral spines and well-developed orbital spine. The cheliped palm is
smooth. Lives on sandy bottoms on coral reefs and sponges (Melo, 1996).
Figure 81. Garthiope spinipes
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Phylum Bryozoa Ehrenberg, 1813
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Phylum Bryozoa
Introduction
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Phylum Bryozoa is a significant aquatic invertebrate group due to
its diversity, abundance and wide distribution; most are marine sessile
species, comprising approximately 5,500 recent and 15,000 fossil
species worldwide (Rocha & d’Hondt, 1999). Over 300 species of
bryozoans have been recorded to date on the Brazilian coast (Amaral &
Jablonski, 2005; Vieira et al., 2008).
Bryozoans are present in all oceans, occupying a wide
bathymetric range, and colonize almost any type of substratum. This
animal group is one of the most important fouling components in coastal
waters, and is considered opportunistic and pioneering in the
colonization of newly available substrates, including fixed, mobile and
ephemeral. Marine bryozoans became successful in the exploration of
hard substrates, such as shells, rocks, wood and coral, and also in the use
of very restricted spaces (Eggleston, 1972). The majority of bryozoans
inhabit rocky substrata, but some species are more tolerant of
sedimentation and may live on soft bottoms (Kvitek, 1989).
Bryozoans often constitute a major proportion of marine bottom
biocenoses. Because of the high species diversity and wide habitat
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distribution, bryozoans are potential indicators of environmental factors
and changes. According to Rao (1998), bryozoans may also be used in
the exploration of oil and gas.
Most of the bryozoan studies in Brazil are restricted to the
southeastern coast (Vieira, 2008). Recently, Vieira et al. (2008)
published a complete list of 346 species of Brazilian marine bryozoans,
the taxonomic studies of the South Atlantic revealed several new species
in shallow waters (Vieira et al., 2007; 2010a;b) and on the continental
shelf of Brazil (Ramalho et al., 2009; Santana et al., 2009; Vieira et al.,
2010c). However, many species still need to be reviewed and
redescribed (Vieira, 2008).
Results
A total of 20 Bryozoan taxa from the Peregrino oil field were
recorded (Table 7).
Systematics
Class Gymnolaemata Allman, 1856
Order Cheilostomata Busk, 1852A
SubOrder Neocheilostomina D’Hondt, 1985
Family Calloporoidae Norman, 1903
Species Calloporidae sp. (Fig. 82)
Remarks: Two fragments of colonies were collected from two sampling
stations (Table 7).
Family Beaniidae Canu & Bassler, 1927
Figure 82. Calloporidae sp.
Genus Beania Johnston, 1840
Species Beania sp. (Fig. 83)
Remarks: One fragment of a colony was collected from the sampling stations
(Table 7). Ten shallow-waters species have been reported on the Brazilian
coast (Vieira et al., 2010b).
Figure 83. Beania sp.
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Family Candidae d´Orbigny, 1851
Genus Amastigia Busk, 1852
Species Amastigia aviculifera Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010 (Fig. 84)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In São Paulo State (Brazil), at a
depth of 500 m (Vieira et al., 2010b).
Remarks: The first record of this genus in Brazilian waters occurred in 2010,
with specimens collected during the REVIZEE program in 1998, using three
sampler types (van Veen, box-corer and rectangular dredge) (Vieira et al.,
2010c)
Figure 84. Amastigia aviculifera
Genus Scrupocellaria nan Beneden, 1845
Species Scrupocellaria sp. (Fig. 85)
Remarks: Ten species are registered in Brazil (Vieira, 2008). Scrupocellaria
colonies are common in artificial (e.g., pillars of submarine outfalls) and
natural substrates, such as rocks, algae, hydrozoans and other bryozoans.
Many forms are morphologically similar, raising doubts as to whether such
forms correspond to varieties, subspecies or distinct species (Fransen,
1986).
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Figure 85. Scrupocellaria sp.
Family Microporidae Gray, 1848
Genus Mollia Lamouroux, 1821
Species Mollia elongata Canu & Bassler, 1928 (Fig. 86)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio
de Janeiro States (Brazil), at 89 m depth (Braga, 1968; Vieira et. al., 2008).
Remarks: Braga (1968) registered M. elongata colonies on the surface, inside
and between the calcareous algae layers of the rhodolith nodules collected
by dredging from Cabo Frio (RJ).
Family Steginoporellidae Hincks, 1884
Genus Steginoporella Smitt, 1873
Figure 86. Mollia elongata
Species Steginoporella connexa Harmer, 1900 (Fig. 87)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Espírito Santo and Rio de
Janeiro States (Brazil), at 89 m depth (Braga, 1968; Vieira et al., 2008).
Remarks: Habitat epibenthic encrusting (Winston & Maturo, 2009). Braga
(1968) recorded small colonies of S. connexa on the surface of rhodoliths
nodules, collected by dredging at Cabo Frio (RJ). The species is considered a
paleoecological indicator. Species of Steginoporella are found in tropical
marine environments, often associated with coral reefs (Pouyet & David,
1979; Winston & Woollacott, 2009).
Figure 87. Steginoporella connexa
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Family Cellariidae Fleming, 1828
Genus Cellaria Ellis & Solander, 1786
Species Cellaria subtropicalis Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010 (Fig. 88)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and
Santa Catarina States (Brazil) from 43 to 151 m depth (Vieira et al., 2010c).
Remarks: The first record of this genus in Brazilian waters occurred in 2010
with specimens collected during the REVIZEE program in 1998 in silt
sediment bottoms, using two samplers types (van Veen and box-corer)
(Vieira et al., 2010c).
Figure 88. Cellaria subtropicalis
InfraOrder Ascophora Levinsen, 1909
Family Typhloplanidae, Graff, 1905
Genus Ascophora Levinsen, 1909
Species Ascophora sp. (Fig. 89)
Remarks: One fragment of a colony was collected from one sampling station
(Table 7). Ascophorans are exclusively marine, but very widespread
geographically and ecologically; they grow on various substrates and in a
variety of colony shapes (Gordon, 2000).
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Figure 89. Ascophora sp.
“Grade” Acanthostega Levinsen, 1909
Family Cribrilinidae Hincks, 1879
Genus Puellina Jullien, 1886
Species Puellina sp. (Fig. 90)
Remarks: This taxon is similar to P. radiata (Moll, 1803) and is registered in
Rocas Atoll, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São
Paulo States (Brazil) (Vieira et al., 2008). According to Vieira et al. (2008),
P. (Cribrilaria) radiata is a complex of species, and it is likely that more
than one species is involved in these records. Studies emphasize that genus
needs to be reviewed (Vieira, 2008; Vieira et. al., 2008), particularly those
species
from
the
Western
Atlantic,
P.
radiata
has
been
indiscriminately for all occurrences in this area (Winston, 2005).
used
Figure 90. Puellina sp.
Grade Umbolunomorpha Gordon, 1989
Family Arachnopusiidae Jullien, 1888
Genus Arachnopusia Jullien, 1888
Species Arachnopusia haywardi Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010 (Fig. 91)
Geographic distribution and bathymetric: Off São Paulo State (Brazil), from
99 to 157m depth (Vieira et al., 2010c).
Remarks: The description of this species occurred in 2010, with specimens
collected during the REVIZEE program in 1998, in sand bottoms, using
Figure 91. Arachnopusia haywardi
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three types of samplers (van Veen, box-corer and rectangular dredge)
(Vieira et al., 2010c).
Family Adeonidae Busk, 1884
Genus Reptadeonella Busk, 1884
Species Reptadeonella sp. (Fig. 92)
Remarks: This taxon is similar to R. violacea (Johnston, 1847) and is
registered in Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Rocas Atoll, Bahia, Rio de
Janeiro, São Paulo and other localities off Brazil (Vieira et al., 2008).
According to Vieira et al. (2008), several species of Reptadeonella occur in
the Western Atlantic, and the Brazilian records likely represent a species
complex.
Figure 92. Reptadeonella sp.
Family Lepraliellidae Vigneaux, 1949
Genus Celleporaria Lamouroux, 1821
Species Celleporaria albirostris (Smitt, 1873) (Fig. 93)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In the Brazilian State of Rio de
Janeiro (Ramalho, 2006) from 0 to 238 m depth (Winston & Maturo, 2009).
Remarks: Habitat, incrusting epibenthic. Considered a benthic bioconstructor
species in the Bahamas (Lat. 23°N), associated with the following diversity:
other bryozoans, corals, serpulids, calcareous algae, sponges, bivalves and
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foraminiferans (Cocito, 2004).
Figure 93. Celleporaria albirostris
Grade Lepraliomorpha Gordon, 1989
Family Smittinidae Levinsen, 1909
Species Smittinidae sp.1 (Fig. 94)
Remarks: Two fragments of colonies were collected from one sampling
station (Table 7).
Species Smittinidae sp.2 (Fig. 95)
Figure 94. Smittinidae sp.1
Remarks: One single fragment of a colony was collected from one sampling
station (Table 7).
Figure 95. Smittinidae sp.2
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Family Schizoporellidae Jullien, 1883
Genus Stylopoma Levinsen, 1909
Species Stylopoma sp. (Figs. 96)
Remarks: This taxon is similar to S. spongites (Pallas, 1766) and is registered
in Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States (Brazil) (Vieira
et al., 2008). According to Vieira et al. (2008), this is a tropical-warm
temperate species complex, with at least 8 species known from the
Caribbean alone. Some Brazilian records may represents S. aurantiacum
which occurs in Pernambuco State (Brazil).
Figure 96. Stylopoma sp.
Family insertae sedis
Genus Marcusadorea Vieira, Migotto & Winston, 2010
Species Marcusadorea corderoi (Marcus, 1949) (Fig. 97)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Atlantic – Brazil: Rio de
Janeiro (Vieira et al., 2010a) and Espírito Santo States (Vieira et al., 2008).
Jamaica and Venezuela at 20 m depth (Winston, 1986).
Remarks: Habitat, coral undersurfaces (Winston, 1986).
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Figure 97. Marcusadorea corderoi
Family Lacernidae Jullien, 1888
Genus Rogicka Uttley & Bullivant, 1972
Species Rogicka joannae Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad, 2010 (Fig. 98)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: In São Paulo State (Brazil), from
99 to 168 m depth (Vieira et al., 2010c).
Remarks: The description of this species occurred in 2010, with specimens
collected during the REVIZEE program in 1998, using two types of
samplers (box-corer and rectangular dredge) (Vieira et al., 2010c).
Family Calwelliidae MacGillivray, 1887
Figure 98. Rogicka joannae
Genus Malakosaria Goldstein, 1882
Species Malakosaria atlantica Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad, 2010 (Fig. 99)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Off São Paulo and Paraná States
(Brazil), from 147 to 380 m depth (Vieira et al., 2010c).
Remarks: The first record of this genus in the Atlantic Ocean occurred in
2010, with specimens collected during the REVIZEE program in 1998, using
three samplers types (van Veen, box-corer and rectangular dredge) (Vieira
et al., 2010c).
Figure 99. Malakosaria atlantica
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Family Phidoloporidae Gabb & Horn, 1862
Genus Rhynchozoon Hincks, 1895
Species Rhynchozoon sp. (Fig. 100)
Remarks: This taxon was moderately frequent at almost all the sampling
stations (Table 7).
Class Stenolaemata Borg, 1926
Order Cyclostomata Busk, 1852
SubOrder Articulina Busk, 1852
Figure 100. Rhynchozoon sp.
Family Crisiidae Johnston, 1838
Genus Crisia Lamouroux, 1812
Species Crisia sp. (Fig. 101)
Remarks: Two fragments of colonies were collected from one sampling
station (Table 7).
Figure 101. Crisia sp.
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Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806
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Phylum Brachiopoda
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira
Introduction
Brachiopods
or
'lamp
shells'
are
sessile
filter-feeding
invertebrates that superficially resemble bivalve mollusks (Rudwick,
1970). The Phylum Brachiopoda is divided into three Subphyla:
Linguliformea, Craniformea and Rhynchonelliformea (Amaral et al.,
2006). Although they were abundant in earlier geological times, the
fauna are currently represented by relatively few species. Approximately
30,000 fossil species and 120 genera of brachiopods have been
described worldwide (Rudwick, 1970). Presently, approximately 325
species are recognized (Barnes et al., 1995). Brachiopod diversity is
generally low, with most locales having only one or two taxa.
Extant representatives are found from littoral waters (generally
submersed) through the abyssal zone, and are usually epifaunal on hard
substrata (Emig et al., 2011). Although they appear to be rare, these
invertebrates are distributed in all oceans, from polar to equatorial
regions, and are quite common. In general, these invertebrates
preferentially colonize regions of deep and cold waters (Amaral et al,
2006).
The brachiopods of the Class Rhynchonellata exhibit several forms
of life, including epifaunal forms fixed to the bottom (e.g., the roof of
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underwater caves, shells of other invertebrates) through pedicles,
cemented forms on rocky substrates, encrusting forms and free-living
forms (Amaral et al., 2006).
The articulated brachiopods (Rhynchonellata) from Brazilian
waters include endemic (Bouchardia rosea) and cosmopolitan forms
(Argyrotheca cf. cuneata, Platidia anomioides and Terebratulina sp.),
which are common in the Cenozoic fossil record and occur today in
Mediterranean, Caribbean, southern African and circum-Antarctic
waters (Simões et al., 2004).
Results
Only one Brachiopoda taxon was recorded from the Peregrino oil
field (Table 8).
Systematics
SubPhylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams et al., 1997
Class Rhynchonellata Williams et al., 1997
Order Terebratulida Waagen, 1883
Family Megathyrididae Dall, 1870
Genus Argyrotheca Dall, 1900
Species Argyrotheca cf. cuneata (Risso, 1826) (Fig. 102)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Cosmopolitan species (Simões
et al., 2004). Continental shelf of São Paulo State (Brazil) (Simões & Mello,
2006), from 100 to 200 m depth, with a few occurrences deeper than 250
m (Kowalewski et al., 2002; Simões et al., 2004). The most widespread
species in the Brazilian continental margin (latitudinal range of 32°14'S to
00°30'S) (Simões & Leme, 2010).
Remarks: This taxon is similar to A. cf. cuneata (Risso, 1826) described and
illustrated by Simões et al. (2004). A. cf. cuneata (Risso, 1826) is restricted
to carbonate substrates and is often attached to sedimentary grains or the
shells of other invertebrates (e.g., bivalve mollusks) when recovered alive
(Simões et al., 2004). The specimens examined may differ in shape from
flattened to globose forms. As observed by Simões et al. (2004), these
variations appear to be independent of the size of specimen. In fact,
according to Thayer (1977), globose individuals grow faster in length than
in width, whereas flattened individuals grow faster in width than in length.
In the material analyzed, different morphotypes were observed in the
specimens collected from the same sampling sites, as also noted by Simões
et al. (2004).
Figure 102. Argyrotheca cf. cunetata, external surface of dorsal and
ventral valve (A), inner of dorsal and ventral valve (B), specimen
attached in crustose coralline (C), specimen attached in bryozoa (D)
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Phylum Echinodermata Klein, 1734
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Phylum Echinodermata
Carlos Renato Rezende Ventura
Introduction
Species of Phylum Echinodermata are popularly recognized by the
peculiar form of the adult body, arranged in five axes of symmetry; in
pentaradial symmetry. The Phylum consists of approximately 7,000
current species. The most diverse class is Ophiuroidea (sea-snakes or
ofiuroids), with approximately 2,000 extant species; of these, 153 have
been recorded on the Brazilian coast. The next most diverse classes are
Asteroidea (starfish or sea star, with approximately 1,800 total species
and 77 species reported in Brazilian waters), Holothuroidea (sea
cucumbers or holoturoids, with approximately 1,400 total species and
49 species in Brazil), Echinoidea (sea urchins and sand-dollars or
echinoids, with approximately 900 total species and 52 reported on the
Brazilian coast). Less diverse taxa include Class Crinoidea (sea-lilies or
crinoids, with approximately 700 total species and 16 species recorded
in Brazilian waters) (Hendler et al., 1995; Rowe & Gates, 1995; Brusca &
Brusca, 2003). All species live in marine environments and are widely
and omnivores. In addition, several species of commercial and ecological
importance (such as fish and benthic crabs) feed on echinoderms or are
preyed upon by them as juveniles (Lawrence, 1987). Echinoderms are
environmental biomarkers and show a high sensitivity to physical and
chemical changes occurring in the environment. Because they are
sedentary and bio-accumulators, the echinoderms are subject to local
contamination, rendering them suitable for environmental monitoring
with regard to contamination by heavy metals, phosphate or petroleum
hydrocarbons (Auemheimer & Chinchon, 1997; Temara et al., 1999;
Guillou et al., 2000; Böttger & McClintock, 2002).
Several species are among the most frequent and abundant in the
marine oil regions of Brazil, including the Campos Basin (RJ), Potiguar
Basin (RN) and Ceará Basin (CE). Therefore, to perform environmental
monitoring and characterization in these regions, it is essential to
increase the knowledge of such species, both in terms of correct
identification and the analysis of population descriptors (such as size
structure, density and reproductive features).
distributed in all oceans at all latitudes and depths, from the intertidal
Results
communities, particularly in relation to food chains: they occupy
recorded (Table 9).
zone to deeper regions.
Echinoderms
play
important
ecological
roles
in
marine
different trophic levels and may be herbivores, carnivores, detritivores
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A total of 21 Echinodermata taxa from the Peregrino oil field were
Systematics
Class Crinoidea Miller, 1821
Order Comatulida
Family Comasteridae A. H. Clark, 1908
Species Comasteridae sp. (Fig. 103)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: The Comasteridae is a family of
unstalked crinoids that typically account for at least half the crinoid species
found in shallow water (< 50 m) and are found in the tropical western
Pacific Ocean (Messing, 2003) and the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean and
Brazil) (Hendler et al., 1995).
Remarks: The richness of comasterids is reduced with increasing depth
compared to other families (Messing, 2003). The following seven species
occur in Brazilian waters: Comactinia echinoptera, Comactinia meridionales,
Comatonia cristata, Nemaster grandis, Nemaster rubiginosa, Nemaster
discoideus and Neocomatella alata.
Figure 103. Comasteridae sp.
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Class Asteroidea de Blainville, 1830
Order Forcipulatida Perrier, 1884
Family Asteriidae Gray, 1840
Genus Allostichaster Verrill, 1914
Species Allostichaster capensis (Perrier, 1875) (Fig. 104)
Geographic distribution: Falkland Islands, False Bay, Magellan Strait, South
Africa, southern Angola, southern Chile, sub-Antarctic Islands, Tierra Del
Fuego, Tristan da Cunha and Uruguay (Mah, 2013).
Genus Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
Figure 104. Allostichaster capensis aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Species Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Figs. 105)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Mediterranean Sea, eastern and
western Atlantic Ocean and northern Pacific, at 180 m depth (Mah, 2013).
Figure 105. Marthasterias glacialis aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Order Paxillosida Perrier, 1884
Family Luidiidae Sladen, 1889
Genus Luidia Fisher, 1906
Species Luidia ludwigi scotti Bell, 1917 (Figs. 106)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Florida (USA) to southern
Brazil, in shallow waters (33 m) to deep waters (126 m) (Mah, 2013).
Order Spinulosida Perrier, 1884
Family Echinasteridae Verril, 1870
Figure 106. Luidia ludwigi scotti aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Genus/Subgenus Echinaster (Othilia), Gray 1840
Species Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
(Fig. 107)
Geographic distribution: Southeastern Brazil to Argentina (Mah, 2013).
Figure 107. Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis aboral view
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Order Valvatida Perrier, 1884
Family Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841
Genus Pawsonaster Mah, 2007
Species Pawsonaster parvus (Perrier, 1881) (Figs. 108)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Florida (USA) to southern
Brazil, in shallow waters (30 m) to deep waters (600 m) (Mah, 2013).
Class Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840
Figure 108. Pawsonaster parvus aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Order Ophiurida Müller & Troschel, 1840
Family Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867
Genus Amphioplus Verrill, 1899
Species Amphioplus albidus (Ljungman, 1867) (Figs. 109)
Geographic distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil (from Rio de Janeiro to Rio
Grande do Sul States), Uruguay and Argentina (Mah, 2013).
Figure 109. Amphioplus albidus aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Genus Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866
Species Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (Figs. 110)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Cosmopolitan species. A.
squamata can be found intertidally and in shallow water (Stohr & O’Hara,
2013).
Remarks:, Habitat, under stones, amongst rockpool weeds and occasionally on
sandy bottoms; it is also found among algal and bryozoan turfs (Stohr &
O’Hara, 2013).
Figure 110. Amphipholis squamata aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Genus Amphiura Forbes, 1843
Species Amphiura flexuosa Ljungman, 1867 (Figs. 111)
Geographic distribution: Atlantic Ocean from Florida to northern Argentina
(Mah, 2013).
Figure 111. Amphiura flexuosa aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Species Amphiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1872 (Figs. 112)
Geographic distribution: Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil (Pará,
Maranhão, Ceará, São Paulo and Santa Catarina States) (Stohr & O’Hara,
2013).
Species Amphiura muelleri Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
Figure 112. Amphiura kinbergi aboral view (A), oral view (B)
(Figs. 113)
Geographic distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil (São Pedro and São Paulo
Archipelago and Santa Catarina State) (Stohr & O’Hara, 2013).
Figure 113. Amphiura muelleri aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Family Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
Genus Ophioplax Lyman, 1875
Species Ophioplax clarimundae Tommasi, 1970 (Figs. 114)
Geographic distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil (from Rio de Janeiro to Santa
Catarina States) (Stohr & O’Hara, 2013).
Family Ophiodermatidae Ljungman, 1867
Figure 114. Ophioplax clarimundae aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Genus Ophioderma Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species Ophioderma divae Tommasi, 1971 (Figs. 115)
Geographic distribution: Southeast Brazil (Stohr & O’Hara, 2013).
Figure 115. Ophioderma divae aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Family Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867
Genus Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species Ophiomyxa flaccida (Say, 1825) (Figs. 116)
Geographic distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to southeastern
Brazil (Stohr & O’Hara, 2013).
Family Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
Genus/Subgenus Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) Müller & Troschel, 1840
Figure 116. Ophiomyxa flaccida aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Species Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825) (Figs. 117)
Geographic distribution: North Carolina (USA) to Uruguay (Stohr & O’Hara,
2013).
Figure 117. Ophiothrix angulata aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Class Echinoidea Leske, 1778
Order Cidaroida Claus, 1880
Family Cidaridae Gray, 1825
Genus Cidaris Leske, 1778
Species Cidaris abyssicola (A. Agassiz, 1869) (Figs. 118)
Geographic distribution: East coast of the USA, West Indies and Brazil (Kroh
& Mooi, 2013).
Figure 118. Cidaris abyssicola aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Genus Eucidaris Pomel, 1883
Species Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816) (Figs. 119)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Tropical western Atlantic, North
Carolina to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea. Inhabits somewhat shallow
coastal environments, usually no deeper than approximately 50 m (Mah,
2013).
Remarks: Habitat, seagrass beds, under rocks, coral crevices and where algaeencrusted rubble exists (Kroh & Mooi, 2013).
Figure 119. Eucidaris tribuloides aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Genus Stylocidaris Mortensen, 1909
Species Stylocidaris lineata Mortensen, 1910 (Fig. 120)
Geographic distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to southeastern
Brazil (Kroh & Mooi, 2013).
Genus Tretocidaris Mortensen, 1903
Species Tretocidaris bartletti (A, Agassiz, 1880) (Fig. 121)
Figure 120. Stylocidaris lineata aboral view (A), oral view (B)
Geographic distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean Sea to Gulf of Mexico and
Brazil (Kroh & Mooi, 2013).
Figure 121. Tretocidaris bartletti aboral view (A), oral view (B)
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Order Clypeasteroida A. Agassiz, 1872
Family Clypeasteridae L. Agassiz, 1835
Genus Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801
Species Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825) (Fig. 122)
Geographic distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Colombia
and Brazil (Kroh & Mooi, 2013).
Class Holothuroidea de Blainville, 1834
Order Aspidochirotida Grube, 1840
Family Holothuriidae Ludwig, 1894
Genus Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767
Figure 122. Clypeaster subdepressus aboral view (A), oral view (B)
SubGenus Holothuria (Vaneyothuria)
Species Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa Marenzeller Von, 1892 (Fig.
123)
Geographic distribution: Azores, Europe, Gulf of Mexico and Brazil (Paulay &
Hansson, 2013).
Figure 123. Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa
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Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885
Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) Lamarck, 1816
Class Ascidiacea Nielsen, 1995
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Phylum Chordata - Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) - Class Ascidiacea
Introduction
Luciana Vieira Granthom Costa & Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega
Ascidians (or sea squirts) comprise approximately 3,000
described species. This group is organized into three orders, of which
Aplousobranchia is the most important with regards to number of
species (1,480 valid species). Currently, there are 26 families, of which
13 belong to Aplosoubranchia, though the Didemnidae family is more
representative (578 species) (Skenkar & Swalla, 2011). In the Atlantic
Ocean, 17 families have been described, of which 15 were recorded in
Brazilian waters, for a total of approximately 115 species (Rocha et al.,
2011).
The solitary and colonial ascidian species are frequently
observed covering large portions of rocky shores but can also be found
in coral reef (Monniot & Monniot, 2001), soft-bottom (Monniot et al.,
1991) and artificial substrates (Jackson, 1977), with a wide bathymetric
distribution (Lambert, 2005). Their recruitment may be limited
primarily by temperature and salinity (Goodbody, 2004; Auker & Oviatt,
2008), which are important environmental variables controlling their
reproduction (Shenkar & Loya, 2008). However, the spatial distribution
in the water column can be influenced by light intensity (Svane &
Dolmer, 1995), sedimentation (Goodbody, 2004) and type of substrate
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(Lambert, 2005) in addition to competition and predation (Millar,
1971).
Studies with this group are scarce on the Brazilian coast. The first
records were made by Gould (1852) and Herdman (1880), when these
organisms were still classified as Mollusca. Many studies have been
published there after and the number of species has increased
significantly (Bjornberg, 1956; Millar, 1958; 1971; Rodrigues, 1962;
1964; 1966; Monniot, 1970). Recently, studies have described new
species and extended the distribution of others, mainly in the states of
São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina (Rocha & Nasser, 1998; Rocha et
al., 2005; Dias et al., 2012). However, there are still many lack of
knowledge in the Brazilian coast, mainly in the northeast (Cascon &
Lotufo, 2005).
Information regarding deep-water species is almost nonexistent.
Indeed, there is only one published paper that describes four species,
two of which are new (Rodrigues, 1966). Despite of many efforts, there
are only a small number of specialists, and consequently the knowledge
of ascidian species from both shallow and deep waters is lacking.
Results
A total of two taxa from the Peregrino oil field were recorded
(Table 10).
Systematics
Family Styelidae Sluiter, 1895
Genus Polycarpa Heller, 1877
Species Polycarpa sp. (Fig. 124)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Western Pacific (Monniot &
Monniot, 2001) and Indian Ocean from 2 to 65 m depth. Bermuda and the
North American coast from 1,330 to 2,496 m depth (Monniot & Monniot,
1968).
Remarks: Thirty species of the Polycarpa genus were described for Atlantic
waters but only six on the Brazilian coast (Rocha et al. 2011). Thirteen
individuals were collected in the Peregrino oil field. The body size ranged
between 1.6 and 2.2 cm. The tunic is leathery, brownish and covered
mainly by hydrozoans and bryozoans. Short stalks were found attached on
small shells or rhodoliths.
Figure 124. Polycarpa sp.
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Family Pyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
Genus Pyura Molina, 1782
Species Pyura sp. (Fig.125)
Geographic and bathymetric distributions: Japan, tropical Atlantic and New
Caledonia from 2 to 35 m depth. Pyura is widely distributed around the
world. In Brazilian waters, only Rodrigues (1966) and Monniot (1970)
described occurrences at 140 m and 34 m depth, respectively.
Remarks: Only three species were described on the Brazilian coast (Rocha et
al., 2011). Two individuals were found in the samples. The tunic is leathery
with hard protuberances and a yellowish color without epibionts.
Figure 125. Pyura sp.
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Conclusion
112
Conclusion
Rhodolith beds from the Peregrino oil field support a particularly high diversity of fauna, combining species of hard and soft bottoms. Our
results show that the rhodolith beds from the Peregrino oil field could also be considered highly diverse in terms of the epifaunal species. The present
study contributes to the knowledge of the structural, taxonomical and functional characteristics of deep-water rhodolith beds present within the
Campos Basin on the Brazilian continental shelf, which is necessary for setting a realistic baseline for the effective management and monitoring of oil
production, considering the potential impacts of the discharge of drill cuttings.
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Index of taxa by scientific name
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Index of taxa by scientific name
Taxon
Page
Taxon
Page
Accalathura crenulata (Richardson, 1901)
68
Calliostoma carcellesi Clench & Aguayo, 1940
46
Allostichaster capensis (Perrier, 1875)
97
Calloporidae sp.
80
Allactaea lithostrota Williams, 1974
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Amalda josecarlosi Pastorino, 2003
Amastigia aviculifera Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010
Amphioplus albidus (Ljungman, 1867)
Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Amphiura flexuosa Ljungman, 1867
Amphiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1872
Amphiura muelleri Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
Aphrogenia alba Kinberg, 1856
Arachnopusia haywardi Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010
Arene bairdii (Dall, 1889)
Argyrotheca cf. cuneata (Risso, 1826)
Ascophora sp.
Axinellidae sp.
Beania sp.
Brachytoma rioensis (E. A. Smith, 1915)
Bubaris sp.
127
76
69
52
81
99
100
100
101
101
62
84
47
92
83
32
80
53
33
Calliostoma pulchrum (C.B. Adams, 1850)
Cellaria subtropicalis Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad 2010
Celleporaria albirostris (Smitt, 1873)
Ceratonereis hircinicola (Eisig, 1870)
Chaetopleura asperrima (Gould, 1852)
Chlamys tehuelchus (Orbigny, 1846)
Cidaris abyssicola (A. Agassiz, 1869)
Cladocora debilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Clathria sp.
Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825)
Coenocyathus parvulus (Cairns, 1979)
Comasteridae sp.
Compsodrillia cf. haliostrephis (Dall, 1889)
Conus clerii Reeve, 1844
Crisia sp.
Cyphoma intermedium (G.B. Sowerby I., 1828)
Dardanus insignis (de Saussure, 1858)
Desmacella sp.
46
83
85
63
45
58
104
39
29
106
38
103
54
53
89
49
71
31
Dysidea sp.
35
Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I., 1835)
45
Erylus sp.
26
Malakosaria atlantica Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad, 2010
88
104
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
Euarche tubifex Ehlers, 1887
Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816)
Eunice stigmatura (Verrill, 1900)
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871
Eurypon sp.
Fenimorea sp.
Fusinus frenguellii (Carcelles, 1953)
Garthiope spinipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
Glycera brevicirris Grube, 1870
Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)
Haliclona sp.
Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa Marenzeller Von, 1892
Ircinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816)
Ischnochiton marcusi (Righi, 1971)
Ischnochiton sp.
Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limopsis janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915
Lithothamnion sp.
98
62
64
74
30
54
51
76
64
56
34
106
34
44
44
40
57
55
23
Luidia ludwigi scotti Bell, 1917
Marcusadorea corderoi (Marcus, 1949)
Mesopenaeus tropicalis (Bouvier, 1905)
Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H. Adey
Metula agassizi Clench & Aguayo, 1941
Mollia elongata Canu & Bassler, 1928
Moreiradromia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edwards, 1880
Myxillina sp.
Nidalia sp.1
Nidalia sp.2
Octopus sp.
Odontocymbiola macaensis Calvo & Coltro, 1997
Ophioderma divae Tommasi, 1971
Ophiomyxa flaccida (Say, 1825)
Ophioplax clarimundae Tommasi, 1970
Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825)
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897
Palicus sicus (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
98
87
97
69
22
50
82
73
72
31
41
41
59
50
102
103
102
103
74
75
128
Paradentalium disparile (d´Orbigny, 1847)
59
Rogicka joannae Vieira, Gordon, Souza & Haddad, 2010
88
Pelogenia kinbergi (Hansen, 1882)
63
Siratus formosus (Sowerby II, 1841)
49
Pawsonaster parvus (Perrier, 1881)
Petromica sp.
Pleurotomella aguayoi (Carcelles, 1953)
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
Polycarpa sp.
Processa guyanae Holthuis, 1959
Protosuberites sp.
Prunum fulminatum (Kiener, 1841)
Prunum martini (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
Pseudopaguristes calliopsis (Forest & Saint Laurent, 1968)
Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Puellina sp.
Pylopagurus discoidalis (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
Pyura sp.
Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae Lerner, Carraro & van Soest, 2006
Reptadeonella sp.
Rhynchozoon sp.
129
99
28
55
57
Scrupocellaria sp.
Smittinidae sp.1
Smittinidae sp.2
Sphenotrochus auritus Pourtalès, 1874
110
Spinolambrus pourtalesii (Stimpson, 1871)
27
Steginoporella connexa Harmer, 1900
70
51
52
71
56
84
72
111
30
85
89
Spinosipella agnes Simone & Cunha, 2008
Stenocionops spinosissimus (de Sassure, 1857)
Stylocidaris lineata Mortensen, 1910
Stylopoma sp.
Synalpheus brooksi Coutiére, 1909
Thylacodes aff. decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Timea sp.
Topsentia sp.
Tretocidaris bartletti (A, Agassiz, 1880)
Tribrachium schmidtii Weltner, 1882
Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849
81
86
86
40
75
58
82
73
105
87
70
48
28
33
105
27
47
Author list
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Author list
Introduction to the catalogue
General features of rhodolith beds
Sampling methods and identified taxa
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega. Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha, Avenida Ayrton Senna 250, Sala 203, Barra da Tijuca, CEP 22.793000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo. Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha, Avenida Ayrton Senna 250, Sala 203, Barra da Tijuca, CEP 22.793-
000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Jardim Botânico, CEP 22.460-
030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Characterization of the Peregrino Oil Field
Ricardo Coutinho. Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira, Departamento de Oceanografia, Rua Kioto 253, CEP 28.930-000,
Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Fernanda Siviero. Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira, Departamento de Oceanografia, Rua Kioto 253, CEP 28.930-000,
Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Rhodophyta
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega. Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha, Avenida Ayrton Senna 250, Sala 203, Barra da Tijuca, CEP 22.793000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Alexandre Bigio Villas-Boas. Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Jardim Botânico, CEP 22.460-
030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Marcia Abreu de Oliveira Figueiredo. Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha, Avenida Ayrton Senna 250, Sala 203, Barra da Tijuca, CEP 22.793-
000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Jardim Botânico, CEP 22.460131
030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Porifera
Fernando Coreixas de Moraes. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Inverterbrados,
Laboratório de Poríferos, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta
Paulo Cesar Paiva. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Polychaeta, CCS
- Bloco A, Sala A0-108, Ilha do Fundão, CEP 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Raquel Meihoub Berlandi. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de
Polychaeta, CCS - Bloco A, Sala A0-108, Ilha do Fundão, CEP 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Ana Claudia dos Santos Brasil. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal,
Laboratório de Annelida Polychaeta, BR 465 Km 7, Seropedica, CEP 23.851-970RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea
Cristiana Silveira Serejo. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Inverterbrados, Quinta da Boa
Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, CEP 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Irene Azevedo Cardoso. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Inverterbrados, Quinta da Boa
Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, CEP 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Mollusca, Bryozoa and Brachiopoda
Paula Spotorno de Oliveira. Laboratório de Malacologia, Museu Oceanográfico “Prof. Eliézer de Carvalho Rios” (MORG), Universidade
Federal do Rio Grande Rio Grande – FURG, Rua Heitor Perdigão n° 10, Centro, CEP 96.200-580, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. E-mail:
[email protected]
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Phylum Echinodermata
Carlos Renato Rezende Ventura. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Inverterbrados, Quinta
da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, CEP 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), Class Ascidiacea
Luciana Vieira Granthom Costa. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Inverterbrados,
Laboratório de Poríferos, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Frederico Tapajós de Souza Tâmega. Instituto Biodiversidade Marinha, Avenida Ayrton Senna 250, Sala 203, Barra da Tijuca, CEP 22.793-
000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
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Tables
134
Sampling stations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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Table 1: Sampling data from study sites of PEMCA Project.
Date of sampling
Depth
03/06/2010
03/06/2010
02/06/2010
06/11/2010
07/04/2011
03/06/2010
07/04/2011
03/06/2010
03/06/2010
03/06/2010
02/06/2010
03/06/2010
05/04/2011
05/04/2011
101m
103m
95m
97m
100m
98m
103m
100m
100m
101m
94m
102m
100m
105m
06/04/2011
05/04/2011
05/11/2010
06/04/2011
05/11/2010
06/04/2011
05/11/2010
103m
100m
98m
100m
105m
100m
106m
06/04/2011
05/11/2010
6/04/2011
05/11/2010
04/11/2010
05/04/2011
04/11/2010
07/04/2011
04/11/2010
07/04/2011
04/11/2010
07/04/2011
100m
99m
100m
100m
103m
100m
103m
99m
100m
100m
101m
101m
Initial
Time
13:35
14:43
16:30
11:45
15:15
7:16
16:20
9:00
10:50
15:45
13:00
12:30
8:50
12:27
10:00
10:50
13:26
13:53
13:12
8:34
15:25
16:33
17:20
10:55
14:45
15:17
08:30
18:00
15:30
16:15
11:40
10:05
15:00
12:54
16:30
11:03
Latitude
Longitude
Duration of trawling
Sampler
23º19'647"S
23º20'829"S
41º14'370"W
41º16'005"W
20 minutes
18 minutes
Dredge
Dredge
23°18,1´S
041°15,9´W
20 minutes
23°18,5´S
041°17,0´W
23º18'039"S
23º17'776"S
23º20'704"S
23º17'767"S
41º15'570"W
41º14'218"W
41º16'556"W
41º17'743"W
23°19,7´S
041°14,4´W
23°19,0´S
041°14,0´W
23°19,45´S
041°15,425´W
23°19,725´S
041°16,125´W
23°19,9´S
23°20,0´S
23°20,175´S
041°15,2´W
041°14,925´W
041°15,9´W
23°20,625´S
041°15,753´W
23°20,425´S
041°16,6´W
23°20´S
041°16,85´W
23°20,9´S
041°16,35´W
23°20,725´S
041°17,3´W
23°20,25´S
23°21,2´S
041°17,55´W
041°17,05´W
20 minutes
Dredge and Van Veen
20 minutes
15 minutes
18 minutes
15 minutes
Dredge and Van Veen
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge and Van Veen
20 minutes
Dredge and Van Veen
Dredge
20 minutes
Dredge and Van Veen
20 minutes
20 minutes
Dredge
Dredge
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Dredge
Table 2: List of Porifera taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study site
#3
Axinellidae sp.
01
Clathria sp.
01
Bubaris sp.
Desmacella sp.
Dysidea sp.
#12
01
#14
#15
#16
01
01
Haliclona sp.
Ircinia strobilina
Petromica sp.
Protosuberites sp. 1
Protosuberites sp. 2
Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae
Timea sp. 1
Timea sp. 2
Topsentia sp.
01
01
01
Tribrachium schmidtii
01
01
01
01
01
01
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
#20
01
Eurypon sp.
Myxillina sp.
#18
01
Erylus sp.
Mycale sp.
#17
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
Table 3. List of Cnidaria taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study site
#1
#2
#3
#5
#6
#8
#9
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
Cladocora debilis
03
06
26
03
01
06
01
30
46
08
07
17
13
32
30
32
Coenocyathus parvulus
Javania cailleti
Nidalia sp.1
Nidalia sp.2
Sphenotrochus auritus
13
01
16
07
01
19
04
03
13
11
30
01
01
01
04
27
11
02
14
02
05
136
Taxon/study sites
Table 4. List of Molluscan taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
#1
#2
Amalda josecarlosi
Arene bairdii
Calliostoma pulchrum
Chlamys tehuelchus
#5
#6
01
01
#7
02
02
Cyphoma intermedium
02
12
01
02
01
#11
#12
#13
03
Fusinus frenguellii
04
Glycymeris pectinata
02
Ischnochiton marcusi
01
01
01
09
Limopsis janeiroensis
02
Lucapina sowerbii
#14
#15
01
01
01
01
06
06
01
01
03
01
13
02
01
Fenimorea sp.
Lima lima
#9
01
Conus clerii
Ischnochiton sp.
#8
01
Chaetopleura asperrima
Compsodrillia cf. halliostrephis
#4
01
Brachytoma rioensis
Calliostoma carcellesi
#3
03
01
01
01
02
01
01
01
02
01
01
01
02
02
03
03
02
08
01
03
09
03
Pleurotomella aguayoi
Plicatula gibbosa
01
Pteria hirundo
Prunum fulminatum
07
05
01
01
02
Spinosipella agnes
03
01
02
Thylacodes aff. decussatus
10
08
16
01
04
06
01
01
06
01
04
01
08
08
03
01
01
06
05
04
14
02
01
01
02
02
01
04
05
02
05
13
01
01
03
02
25
01
01
02
01
02
01
21
#21
#22
01
01
08
01
02
03
#20
01
01
03
#19
01
01
01
01
01
Prunum martini
137
03
07
#18
01
01
03
01
02
02
06
02
Paradentalium disparile
Turritella hookeri
09
01
#17
03
Odontocymbiola macaensis
Siratus formosus
01
01
Metula agassizi
Octopus sp.
01
#16
01
04
01
04
04
01
05
04
03
01
03
03
01
01
01
02
02
01
01
01
01
01
08
03
10
04
16
06
12
03
01
19
01
01
Table 5. List of Polychaeta taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study sites
#1
#2
#3
#8
#9
#11
#12
#14
#15
#16
#17
#19
#20
Aphrogenia alba
Ceratonereis hircinicola
Euarche tubifex
Eunice stigmatura
Glycera brevicirris
Pelogenia kinbergi
01
02
01
01
03
01
03
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
Table 6. List of Crustacea taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study sites
#1
#2
Accalathura crenulata
01
Allactaea lithostrata
Alpheus pouang
Dardanus insignis
Euprognatha rastellifera
Garthiope spinipes
#3
01
01
05
Mesopenaeus tropicalis
Moreiradromia antillensis
Munida irrasa
Palicus faxoni
Palicus sicus
Processa guyanae
01
01
17
#7
01
01
01
06
01
#8
02
#9
01
03
01
#10
01
01
#14
#15
01
03
01
01
01
11
01
04
01
12
Pseudopaguristes calliopsis
Pylopagurus discoidalis
Spinolambrus pourtalesii
Stenocionops spinosissimus
Synalpheus brooksi
04
01
02
01
03
01
#16
01
03
#17
01
01
01
#18
#19
03
01
49
01
#20
#21
01
01
01
01
01
01
#21
01
04
01
01
01
03
01
01
138
Taxon/study sites
#1
Ascophora sp.
Table 7. List of Bryozoan taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
#2
Amastigia aviculifera
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
01
Arachnopusia haywardi
01
Beania sp.
Calloporidae sp.
#3
Crisia sp.
Malakosaria atlantica
01
05
02
01
Marcusadorea corderoi
Puellina sp.
Reptadeonella sp.
Rhynchozoon sp.
Rogicka joannae
01
01
Scrupocellaria sp.
Smittinidae sp.1
Smittinidae sp.2
Steginoporella connexa
Stylopoma sp.
01
Taxon/study site
02
01
02
02
03
03
01
01
02
13
02
18
01
01
02
02
01
02
02
01
01
01
04
03
01
01
02
02
08
01
06
#14
#15
01
02
03
01
02
01
02
11
06
03
11
07
02
01
#12
01
01
07
05
34
01
01
02
05
18
#16
#17
#18
#19
01
01
02
06
01
02
03
06
#20
#21
01
01
10
01
05
01
01
01
01
05
01
03
04
02
16
Table 8. Brachiopoda taxon recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Argyrotheca cf. cuneata
139
05
04
02
#11
01
01
Mollia elongata
#10
01
Cellaria subtropicalis
Celleporaria albirostris
#9
05
#22
02
02
01
02
02
04
18
01
03
13
#1
#3
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#11
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
14
15
17
19
17
22
05
05
01
81
41
06
08
17
27
07
13
29
01
03
Table 9. List of Echinodermata taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study sites
#1
#2
#3
Allostichaster capensis
01
02
02
Amphioplus albidus
Amphipholis squamata
#4
#7
#8
05
Amphiura muelleri
Cidaris abyssicola
Clypeaster subdepressus
Comasteridae
Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis
Eucidaris tribuloides
01
Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa
Luidia ludwigi scotti
Marthasterias glacialis
01
Ophioderma divae
Ophiomyxa flaccida
03
02
01
02
01
03
01
01
02
01
Pawsonaster parvus
Stylocidaris lineata
Tretocidaris bartletti
01
02
2
01
#14
#15
#16
01
01
01
01
01
02
02
02
01
01
02
01
02
02
01
01
02
01
06
08
#11
01
01
Ophioplax clarimundae
Ophiothrix angulata
#10
03
Amphiura flexuosa
Amphiura kinbergi
#9
1
02
01
03
02
02
03
03
05
5
05
03
05
01
01
01
#20
01
02
02
2
1
07
#21
#22
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
05
02
04
02
05
03
#19
01
01
02
01
#18
01
03
01
01
#17
03
17
02
2
4
06
04
03
05
03
01
01
02
01
01
Table 10. List of Ascidiacea taxa recorded at the Peregrino oil field.
Taxon/study site
#3
#4
#14
#15
#19
#20
#21
#22
Polycarpa sp.
03
01
01
01
02
03
03
18
Pyura sp.
01
02
02
140