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      Description of the ootheca of Turbinella laevigata (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

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          Turbinella laevigata is found since the intertidal zone up to 40 m depth, being endemic of Brazil where it occurs from the state of Amapá to the state of Espirito Santo. The objective of this study was to describe the ootheca of this species. Fifteen samples collected in the Olho d'Água Beach, City of Icapuí and Fleixeiras Beach, City of Trairí, both in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, were studied. The spawns were composed by 15 +/- 1.4 SD capsules and had 63 +/- 6.4 SD mm of length with 41 +/- 2.5 SD mm of width. They had a convex and a concave surface, and plaited edges that drew out until the basal membrane, to which they joined forming a medial ridge. This species apparently produced a high amount of nurse eggs. The early juveniles measured 6.4 +/- 0.7 SD mm of length and they presented a protoconch with three whorls.

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          Turbinella laevigata é encontrada desde a zona entre marés até 40 m de profundidade, sendo endêmica do Brasil onde ocorre desde o Estado do Amapá até o Espírito Santo. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a ooteca de Turbinella laevigata. Quinze amostras foram coletadas na Praia de Olho d'Água, Município de Icapuí e na Praia de Flexeiras, Município do Trairí, ambos no Estado do Ceará, Nordeste do Brasil, foram estudadas. As desovas de T. laevigata foram compostas por 15 +/- 1.4 SD cápsulas e mediram 63 +/- 6.4 SD mm de comprimento e 41 +/- 2.5 SD mm de largura. Todas as cápsulas estavam fixadas pela membrana basal, a qual tinha a extremidade modificada para se prender ao substrato. Elas possuem uma superfície concava e outra convexa, apresentando margens pregueadas, que se prolongavam até a membrana basal, à qual se uniam formando uma prega. Esta espécie aparentemente produz uma grande quantidade de ovos nutritivos. A concha dos juvenis mediu 6.4 +/- 0.7 SD mm de comprimento e apresentou uma protoconcha com 3 voltas.

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                Journal
                babt
                Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
                Braz. arch. biol. technol.
                Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar (Curitiba, PR, Brazil )
                1516-8913
                1678-4324
                April 2009
                : 52
                : 2
                : 359-364
                Affiliations
                [02] Buenos Aire orgnameUniversidad de Buenos Aires orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales orgdiv2Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia Argentina
                [01] Fortaleza CE orgnameUniversidade Federal do Ceará orgdiv1Instituto de Ciências do Mar orgdiv2Departamento de Biologia Brasil
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                S1516-89132009000200013 S1516-8913(09)05200213
                10.1590/S1516-89132009000200013
                47506b5b-8348-41af-b82e-8550a906b8c3

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 09 July 2007
                : 16 June 2008
                : 06 November 2006
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 14, Pages: 6
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                Categories
                Biological and Applied Sciences

                Reproduction,Turbinellidae,Mollusca
                Reproduction, Turbinellidae, Mollusca

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