The Brachyura and Anomura fauna (Decapoda; Crustacea) in the Arvoredo Marine Biological Reserve on the southern Brazilian coast.
Eight species of Brachyura and two species of Anomura were registered for the first time on the Santa Catarina coast, in the waters around the Arvoredo Marine Biological Reserve. The animals were collected by scuba divers, between 3 and 22 meters depth, from September 2001 to February 2003. A total of 31 decapod species were collected, and most of the new occurrences had already been registered in the adjacent northern waters.
Bouzon
J L
JL
Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Centro de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88010-970, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. jbouzon@ccb.ufsc.br
Freire
A S
AS
D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000145:classification*; D003386:Brachyura / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D012623:Seawater