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| Oliveira,Verônica M.; Santos,Cinthya S. G.; Lana,Paulo C.; Camargo,Maurício G.. |
| The nereidid polychaete Laeonereis acuta (Treadwell, 1923) is either considered to be a valid species, or a synonym of Laeonereis culveri (Webster, 1879). The species epithet, acuta, refers to the acuminate anterior region of the body followed by a widening that is visible up to the 10th setiger. The relative width of the anterior region of the body, however, has been reported in the taxonomic literature as variable for Laeonereis Hartman, 1945, a genus known from the eastern coast of North America to Patagonia (southern South America). To test whether variations in this character are real, or whether they correspond to an artifact, we analyzed morphological changes associated with different anesthesia and fixation techniques regularly used to prepare... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Laeonereis culveri; Laeonereis acuta; Morphology; Preparation techniques; Methodological errors. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000100022 |
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