Family Processidae Ortmann, 1890

Processa bermudensis (Rankin, 1900)

Diagnosis: Williams, 1984:143, fig. 100.

Previous records: Christoffersen, 1979: 363; 1998: 352.

Examined material: Almirante Saldanha Expedition, station 1667A, 1 female; station 1668 A, 2 males. FEB/93: Baía dos Golfinhos, 1 male. MAR/93: Praia do Porto, 1 female (ovigerous).

Habitat: on maintenance lines of buoys, covered by approximately 3 cm of silt and seaweed; in depth of up to 8 cm. Bottom of calcareous algae.

Observation: brown coloration, with dark and clear spots.

Processa brasiliensis Christoffersen, 1979

Diagnosis: Christoffersen, 1979:364, figs.34-35. Previous record: Coelho-Filho, 2006:11.

Processa fimbriata Manning and Chace, 1971

Diagnosis: Manning and Chace, 1971:19, figs.8-10. Previous record: Coelho-Filho, 2006:11.

Processa vicina Manning and Chace, 1971

Diagnosis: Manning and Chace, 1971:34, figs.19-20. Previous records: none.

Examined material: Almirante Saldanha Expedition, station 1668, 2 specimens. Habitat: Bottom of calcareous algae.