A new recent marine Ostracoda species (Hemicytheridae) from Brazil

Carlos Coimbra, JoãoTrescastro Bergue, Cristianini

Ostracods were collected on Sargassum sp. from the littoral of São Sebastião, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. A new species, Aurila ornellasae, is illustrated and described based on a population with various instars and adult specimens. This is the first living species of this genus described from Brazil. A brief discussion on the systematics of the genus Aurila Pokorný, 1955 and its allied genera is presented.

1. Sargassum
2. Hemicytherinae
3. São Paulo
4. littoral
5. Aurila