摘要：First record of Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Anthothelidae) from Brazil.
The present work deals with the first record of the subfamily Anthothelinae (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea,
Anthothelidae) in Brazilian waters, with specimens from the continental slope in Campos Basin, Rio de
Janeiro State (22°12’48”S, 039°52’13”W - 22°15’42”S, 039°53’13”W - 1,059m deep) and off Rio Grande do
Sul State (34°19’27”S, 051°34’20”W - 882m deep). Macro- and microanatomic characteristics of the Brazilian
specimens were analysed and compared with data from the available literature on the subfamily. The
specimens were identified as Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856), and earlier recorded in the Artic, east cost
of North America, Portugal, the islands of Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde, the latter being considered the
southernmost record for the species. The present paper extends the distribution of the species in more than
4,700km to the south.
关键词：Anthozoa. Distribution. Octocoral. Alcyonacea. New record.
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