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Bivalve molluscs of São Marcos locality, Medium Uruguay River Basin, Brazil

Authors :
Édison Vicente Oliveira
Marcus Vinicius Morini Querol
Enrique Querol
Luciano Gonçalves Brasil
André Ribeiro Castillo
Maria Cristina Dreher Mansur
Source :
Biotemas, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 73-79 (2007)
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2007.

Abstract

To verification of quali-quantitative it has been accomplished collected of bivalve molluscs during the period of twelve months, together with analysis of some abiotic variables in the middle care of Uruguay river, situated in São Marcos, Uruguaiana municipality. The place where the collects has been accomplished, were divided in three distinct spots, considerating the substract type predominant; sand, rock and mud. The individuals were collected using hands and with. The selection screen aid, of 0.8mm size net and were conserved in a dry environment. They had been collected a total of 1,022 units of bivalves, wich belong to 12 taxa, being that of these only specimens Cyanocyclas limosa and Diplodon parallelopipedon had been captured alive (tanatocenosis). It had great quantitative predominance of Corbicula fluminea and Diplodon uruguayensis. With exception of bivalves invading, the too much species had been collected only in the slimy substratum. Other species occurrence were Mycetopoda siliquosa and Anodontites trigonus, there two species a vulnerable to extinction in Rio Grande do Sul.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
01031643
Volume :
20
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biotemas
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.76551b87c44847e5b1502ef809376de8
Document Type :
article