Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921

Rabet, Nicolas, Lacau, Sébastien & Bozelli, Reinaldo L., 2018, Richness of Dendrocephalus (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) in Brazil with the description of two new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 478, pp. 1-20 : 12

Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921

Material examined

BRAZIL: 10 animals, Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó, fish tank, 6 Aug. 1993, N. Rabet leg.; 2 animals, Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, ESAM, 27 Feb. 1980, Lemos de Castro and P. Coelho leg.; 10 animals, Paraíba, João Pessoa, temporary pools, 18 Jul. 1993, N. Rabet leg.; 2 animals, Minas Gerais, Januária, 15°05′03.3″ S, 44°05′21.4″ W, temporary pool, 7 Feb. 1994, W. Costa, G. Brasil and C. Campinha leg.; 2 animals, Minas Gerais, Januária, temporary pool, 6 Feb. 2003, J. Goma Pinto and D. Pillet leg.; 4 animals, Ceará, Brejo Santo, Açude Atalhos, 6 Dec. 1998, U. Caramaschi, R.N. Feio and H. De Nieweyer leg. ( MNRJ 15893) ( Fig. 7A ). All specimens kept in NR’s personal collection.

Figures

Fig. 7. Photographs of different temporary pools inhabited by Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908 in Brazil. A. Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 from Ceará. B. D. carajaensis Rogers, Gomes & Vieira, 2012 from Serra dos Carajás, Pará. C. D. goiasensis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 from Iaciara, Goiás. D. D. orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 from Jequié, Bahia. E. D. orientalis from Palmas de Monte Alto, Bahia. F–G. D. thieryi Rabet, 2006 from Buritizeiro, Minas Gerais. H. Locus typicus of D. aranai Rabet & Lacau sp. nov. from Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais. I. Locus typicus of D. xikrini Rabet & Bozelli sp. nov. from Serra dos Carajás, Pará.