Document of bibliographic reference 369004

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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AS

Title

Disarticulated ossicles of sea cucumbers from the Campos Basin, Brazil: a new perspective into the discovery of diversity of Holothuroidea (Echinodermata)

Abstract

The study of disarticulated ossicles of recent sea cucumbers from Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from various Holocene strata, obtained by micropaleontological methods, resulted in the identification of at least eight holothurian taxa, belonging to the five of the seven orders of Holothuroidea: Apodida (Synaptidae, Chiridotidae), Dendrochirotida (Psolidae and Cucumariidae), Holothuriida (Holothuria), and Molpadiida (Molpadiidae, Eupyrgidae). Our paper endorses the importance of studies of recent fauna based on isolated ossicles for taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and ecology. This study represents the first effort at the study of recent fauna of sea cucumbers based on the analysis of preserved ossicles in marine sediments.

Bibliographic citation

Martins, L.; Costa, K.B.; Toledo, F. (2023). Disarticulated ossicles of sea cucumbers from the Campos Basin, Brazil: a new perspective into the discovery of diversity of Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). Holocene 33(12): 1547-1552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095968362311977

Topic

Marine

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true