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Check List and Authors Chec List Open Access | Freely Available at Journal of Species Lists and Distribution ISSN 1809-127X (online edition) © 2011 Check List and Authors Chec List Open Access | Freely available at www.checklist.org.br Journal of species lists and distribution N Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Eulimidae, Annulobalcis aurisflamma Simone and Martins, 1995: First record to ISTRIBUTIO northeastern Brazil D 1* 1 2 1 1 RAPHIC Vinicius Queiroz , Licia Sales , Cláudio L. S. Sampaio , Elizabeth G. Neves and Rodrigo Johnsson G EO G N O 1 Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia. Avenida Adhemar de Barros s/nº, Campus Ondina. CEP 40170- 290. Salvador, BA, Brazil. OTES 2 Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca. Unidade de Ensino Penedo. Avenida Beira Rio, Centro Histórico. CEP 57200-000. Penedo, N AL, Brazil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: Annulobalcis aurisflamma Simone and Martins, 1995 outside São Paulo state, Brazil. Herein we extend its geographical distribution to northeastern Brazil. The current article provides the first record of Warén 1983; Simone and Martins 1995; Simone 2002). speciesThe biodiversitybeing described of marine is continuously invertebrates increasing in Brazil with is Annulobalcis aurisflamma theirundoubtedly distributional underestimated records beingand theconstantly amount updated.of new StateThe coast, aim expandingof this paper its is distribution to report for up the to firstnortheastern time the Even in a well established group as Mollusca in which the Brazil.occurrence of out of São Paulo The sample was gathered on January 6th, 2010 in Barra beach (Figure 1) Salvador-BA, Brazil (13°00’37” S, shell facilitates its preservation, the most relevant book to the knowledge of Brazilian mollusks (Rios 1994;e.g. Absalão 2009) Tropiometra 2009;quickly Simone becomes 2009; out of Wiggers date due and to the Veitenheimer-Mendes publication of many carinata38°31’49” carinata W) at a depth of three meters in large natural reef 2009;new descriptions Breves-Ramos and recordset al. 2010; of distribution Caetano (et al. 2010; pools. Altogether 32 crinoids of the species Dacosta et al. 2010; Lima et al. 2010; Oliveira and Absalão A. aurisflamma (Lamark, 1816) were observed and 2010; Pimpão et al. 2010). onlyTropiometra five of them carinata were parasitized. carinata. Eleven specimens ofA. aurisflamma were were deposited collected infrom the theseMollusca five specimensCollection of Two specimens of KramersAmong 1977; the gastropods,Warén 1983). the Currently family Eulimidae all Echinodermata Philippi, (MZUSP 98545) and two in the Malacological Collection classes1853 is knownhave been as a recordedsymbiont ofin echinodermsassociation with(Barel these and of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo snails (Bacci 1948; Waren and Sibuet 1981; Cantera Janeiro (IBUFRJ 19082 and IBUFRJ 19083). and Neira 1987; Waren and Crossland 1991; of theAnnulobalcis Instituto aurisflammade Biologia daspecies Universidade (Figure 2 A-C)Federal shows do Britayev 2005; Crandall et al. 2008). A large spectrum all characteristics provided in the original description Lyskin and (Simone and Martins 1995). The host species, Tropiometra carinata carinata (Figure 2 G-D), etof alsymbiosis. 2007) to has relatively been registered simple ectoparasites among these (Dgebuadze two taxa, andranging Kantor from 2009). complex Within levels the of eulimids endoparasitism ectoparasites (Altnöder two is identified due to its small size. It bears ten arms emerging from five radial different behaviors can be observed. The development of a specialized proboscis to feed on dermal tissues and body fluids leading to a permanent attachmentAnnulobalcis to the host, Habe, and 1965.the mobile species that can move freely over the host while feedingAccording on it (Vaïtilingonto Warén 2004) (1983) as in Annulobalcis is characterized by relatively large species, showing a wide shell aperture, outer lip strongly projected and highly A. shimazui Habe, 1965; Figure 1. Annulobalcis aurisflamma. Star = A.colored yamamotoi mantle. Habe, The genus1974 ise A.composed marshalli of Warén,three species 1981, type locality (Ubatuba) reported by Simone and Martins (1995); circle = second record Geographical (São Sebastião distribution channel) of reported by L.F. Netto (unpublished andrecorded two Atlanticfrom the species,Pacific Ocean,A. procera Simone, 2002 and dissertation); triangle = present record. Locality abreviations: BA – Bahia A. aurisflamma Simone and Martins, 1995 (Warén 1981; State; SP – São Paulo State; BTS – Todos os Santos Bay. Check List | Volume 7 | Issue 5 | 2011 645 Queiroz et al. | First record of Annulobalcis aurisflamma to northeastern Brazil in two rows and continuously exposed (Figure 2E). Anus stalks and ending abruptly (Figure 2D). Pinnules arranged laterally displaced and mouth in the center of calyx which bears an average of 21 cirrus (Figures 2D and 2F). Color variable,Field observationsranging from registeredreddish brown the snails with reddishonly on andthe yellowish bands up to completely yellowish (Clark 1947). statementaboral region made of bythe Simonearms, close and Martinsto the calix (1995) (Figure that 3).A. aurisflammaFurther observations during sample procedures confirmed is able to easily Annulobalcisrelease from its host probably due to the slightest indicationA. of procera stress. It can be inferred that is specifically a crinoidSimone associateand Martins except 1995; for Simone for2002 which). According the host is unknown (Warén 1981; Morton and Mladenov 1989; Figure 3. Annulobalcis aurisflamma parasiting on Tripometra carinata carinata. Photography in situ of documented.to Warén (1982; These 2008) associations specificity are in so generic well established level can restricted to São Paulo coast in Ubatuba (Simone and be noted for Eulimidae that usually have its hosts well Martins 1995) and São Sebastião channel (L.F. Netto unpublished dissertation), extends to northeastern that paleontologists use them as tool for identification Brazil, in Salvador, Bahia State. This record implies that of Basedpoorly preservedon the present fossil echinodermsresults, the (Lozouetgeographical and Dockery 2001). Annulobalcis aurisflamma, originally Provincethe species (Palácio previously 1980; Floeterconfined and to Soares-Gomesthe zoogeographical 1999). distribution of Paulista Province is now observed as far as the Tropical Literature Cited American Malacological Bulletin 27(1-2): Absalão,133-140. R.S. 2009. New small deep-sea species of Gastropoda from the Campos Basin off Brazil. Entocolax schiemenzii Altnöder,Voigt, A., 1901 J.M. andBohn, its I.M. holothurian Rückert and host E. Chiridota Schwabe. pisanii 2007. TheLudwig, presumed 1886. Spixianashelled juvenile 30(2): 187-199. of the parasitic gastropod Bacci, G. 1948. Melanella comatulicola della Antedon mediterranea (Lam.). Italian Journal of Zoology 15(1): 89-98. (Graff), un Gasteropodo parassita Zoologische Verhandelingen Barel,156: G.D.N 3-159. and P.G.N. Kramers. 1977. A survey of the echinoderm Breves-Ramos,associates of A., the A.D. north-east Pimenta, Atlantic M.T.M. area. Szechy and A.O.R. Junqueira. 2010. Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Myoforceps aristatus (Dillwyn, A B C 1817): Distribution and new record localities at Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil. Check List 6(3): 408-409. Caetano, C.H.S., V. Scarabino and R.S. Absalão. 2010. Brazilian species Gadila Gadila elongate comb. nov. and shell morphometrics. 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Padula and M.A. Schrodl.Veliger 2010. 51(1): New Species15-25. of Floeter,and S.Ra Redescription and A. Soares-Gomes. of 1999. Biogeographic and species Chromodorididae) from Brazil. F G Revista Brasileira de Biologia 59(4): 567-575. Lima,richness S.F.B., J.C.N. patterns Barros of and Gastropoda J.A. Francisco. on 2010.the southwesternA new deep-sea Atlantic. species Journal Figure 2. Annulobalcis aurisflamma (A, B and C) and its host Tropiometra of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(3): carinata carinata (D, E, F and G): A – dorsal view. B and C – ventral view. 599-603.of Mitromorpha (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae) off Brazil. Doklady Biological inD –detail. Oral Scaleview lines:of the A, calyx B, C, showingF and G = mouth 1 mm. andD = 2anus. mm. EE –= Arm3mm. showing Lyskin,Sciences S.A and 401(1): T.A. Britayev. 116-119. 2005. Symbionts of holothurians from South some pinnules. F – Aboral view of the calyx showing the cirrus. G – Cirrus Vietnam: Intra- and interspecific interactions. Check List | Volume 7 | Issue 5 | 2011 646 Queiroz et al. | First record of Annulobalcis aurisflamma to northeastern Brazil Simone, L.R.L and C.M. Martins. 1995. Annulobalcis aurisflama, a new
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