Sôbre o braquiópode Bouchardia rosea (Mawe, 1823)

Resumo

Benthic samples were taken at 303 stations in the Ilha Grande region, down the isobath of 50 meters. In 12 of these Stations (20 samples) we found the brachiopod Bouchardia rosea (Mawe, 1823). The highest density observed for this species was 58 individuals/m². Its occurrence is related to sediments with less of 30% of granules smaller than 420 µ, without the fraction smaller than 44µ, to salinity higher than 35‰ and probably to the enrichement process due to nearness of islands and organic material carried from Sepetiba bay. Apparently, there are no relationship, between the lenght of the valve and the position of the station and with the depth. There are, apparently, a direct relationship with salinity and a inverse with temperature. There are a tendency of the median lenght of the valve, to decrease with the increase of the aggrefation of the species. There are, apparently, three generations of the individuals in the presently samples.

Sôbre o braquiópode Bouchardia rosea (Mawe, 1823)^*

Luiz Roberto Tommasi

Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo

SUMMARY

Benthic samples were taken at 303 stations in the Ilha Grande region, down the isobath of 50 meters. In 12 of these Stations (20 samples) we found the brachiopod Bouchardia rosea (Mawe, 1823). The highest density observed for this species was 58 individuals/m². Its occurrence is related to sediments with less of 30% of granules smaller than 420 µ, without the fraction smaller than 44µ, to salinity higher than 35‰ and probably to the enrichement process due to nearness of islands and organic material carried from Sepetiba bay.

Apparently, there are no relationship, between the lenght of the valve and the position of the station and with the depth. There are, apparently, a direct relationship with salinity and a inverse with temperature. There are a tendency of the median lenght of the valve, to decrease with the increase of the aggrefation of the species. There are, apparently, three generations of the individuals in the presently samples.

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AGRADECIMENTOS

Ao Prof. Dr. Josué Camargo Mendes, ao Dr. Edmundo F. Nonato e à Dra. Anna Emília A. de M. Vazzoler, nossos sinceros agradecimentos por valiosas sugestões e revisão.

BIBLIOGRAFIA

(Recebido em 19/2/1970)

Parte do presente trabalho, foi utilizada em tese de doutoramento apresentada à Universidade de São Paulo.

• DOTY, M. S. & OGURI, M. 1956. The island mass effect. J. Cons. perm. int. Explor. Mer, vol. 22, n.ş 1, p. 33-37.
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• MUIR-WOOD, H. M. 1955. A history of the classification of the phylum brachiopoda. London, Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), 124 p.
• THOMSON, J. A. 1927. Brachiopod morphology and genera (recent and tertiary). Wellington, Dominion Museum, 338 p. 2 est. (New Zealand Board Sci. Art, Manual 7).
• TOMMASI, L. R. 1969. Os equinodermes da região da Ilha Grande, Estado do Rio. Tese de doutoramento apresentada à Universidade de São Paulo.

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Trabalho realizado, em parte, com auxilio da F.A.P.E.S.P.

Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  12 Jun 2012
• Data do Fascículo
  1970

Histórico

• Recebido
  19 Fev 1970