Nereididae from Rocas Atoll (North-East, Brazil)

Résumé

Seven species of nereidids belonging to the genera Nereis, Neanthes, Ceratocephale, Perinereis, and Ceratonereis were identified in Rocas Atoll, Rio Grande do Norte State (RN), Brazil (03o51’30”S and 33o49’29”W). Among them, one is new, Nereis lanai sp.nov., and three Nereis panamensis, Ceratonereis longicirrata and Perinereis floridana are new records to Brazilian coast.