Checklist of the Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) from the State of Paraíba, Brazil

Journal Title: Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1

Abstract

The study presents the first species list for holothurians from the coast of the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. The list was made based on the study of specimens deposited in the Invertebrate Collection Paulo Young, Federal University of Paraíba. A total of 16 species from seven families of Holothuroidea were recorded. This paper contributes to the biodiversity studies from the northeast coast of Brazil.

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Jéssica Prata, Martin Christoffersen

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Checklist of the Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) from the State of Paraíba, Brazil

The study presents the first species list for holothurians from the coast of the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. The list was made based on the study of specimens deposited in the Invertebrate Collection Paulo You...

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Jéssica Prata, Martin Christoffersen (2017). Checklist of the Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) from the State of Paraíba, Brazil. Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, 1(1), 45-59. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-253910