A new species of the micro snail genus Heleobia (Caenogastropoda, Cochliopidae) from Bahia, Brazil
The prey of a recent described characid fish, so far endemic of the small lake Pratinha (Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil), a small (~2.5 mm) lentic gastropod, revealed to be a new (possible endemic) species. It is herein formally described as Heleobia brucutu sp. nov. The description includes anatomical fea...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/173398 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/173398 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mollusca Anatomy Morphology Taxonomy |
| Sumario: | The prey of a recent described characid fish, so far endemic of the small lake Pratinha (Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil), a small (~2.5 mm) lentic gastropod, revealed to be a new (possible endemic) species. It is herein formally described as Heleobia brucutu sp. nov. The description includes anatomical features, revealing interesting idiosyncrasies such as egg laying attached to shell, and penis lacking glands, but with terminal papilla. The new species appears to be endemic of that small lake as much as its fish predator. As the species is now formally described and named, protective efforts must be implemented. |
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