First record and a new species of Euphrosynoplax (Crustacea: Pseudorhombilidae) from the southwestern Atlantic

A new species of deep-water brachyuran crab, Euphrosynoplax dincao, from southeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. The genus Euphrosynoplax currently consists of two species, E. clausa Guinot, 1969, and E. campechiensis Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991, both only known from the Gulf of Mexico. The new species can be easily separated from its northern counterparts by a suite of carapace and appendage characters. Euphrosynoplax campechiensis is recorded for the first time from the Caribbenan Sea (Guadeloupe and between Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Uniaxial near plane strain tensile tests applied to the determination of the FLC0 formabillity parameter.

An alternative procedure for the determination of the FLC0 value, the limit strain value corresponding to the plane strain mode of the Forming Limit Curves (FLC), a critical parameter in the sheet formability analysis, is suggested and compared with conventional Nakazima simulation tests. The procedure was tested using two different materials: interstitial-free quality steel (IF) and a spheroidized SAE 1050 steel. The intrinsic tensile test, in a near plane strain state, was performed using a small number of samples, with dimensions suggested by the literature. The results were checked against Nakazima test results using the same materials. The plane strain test was reliable in determining consistent FLC0 values and should be preferred since it is not affected by the geometric aspects and by friction, which do affect the Nakazima test. The reliability of the FLC0 values obtained by near plane strain was also corroborated through comparison with literature data.Escola SENAI Nadir Dias de FigueiredoCNP

Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969 (Crustacea: Caridea: Palaemonidae) associated with the sea urchin Astropyga magnifica Clark, 1934 (Echinoidea: Diadematidae) in the Alcatraz Archipelago, southeastern Brazil

The caridean shrimp Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969, is reported from the Alcatraz Archipelago (24°S, off the coast of southeastern Brazil) in association with the sea urchin Astropyga magnifica Clark, 1934. This finding significantly increases the known range of this species from 20°S to 24°S. An overview of the species in Tuleariocaris with their respective associated host sea urchins is provided

Zaire Rezende II: uma proposta urbana para a ocupação

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação)Trata-se de um trabalho de conclusão de curso realizado na ocupação Zaire Rezende II, na cidade de Uberlândia, em Minas Gerais. O trabalho traz a discussão da irregularidade urbana considerando um contexto maior e indo de encontro até o contexto da ocupação. A partir de análises na ocupação são feitas algumas propostas para que a área seja um bairro que atenda as necessidades e aspirações da população que lá vive

Determinação dos parâmetros de destruição térmica e dimensões de esporos de Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953

In order to determine thermobacteriological parameters for B. stearothermophilus spores, they were diluted in a saline solution medium and in ground corn-soybean mix, distributed in TDT tube, and submitted to heat for a specific period of time. The D value (time to reduce 1 log cycle of microbial count under a certain temperature) and z value (variation of temperature to cause 10-fold change in D value) were estimated. To estimate their dimensions, the spores were visualized by using a scanning electron microscope. D121.1 ºC and z values for these spores, as determined in the saline solution, were 8.8 minutes and 12.8 ºC, respectively. D121,1 ºC and z values determined in the corn-soy mix were 14.2 minutes and 23.7 ºC, respectively. The micrographs indicated that the spores have homogeneous shape and size, with length and diameter of 2 and 1 µm, respectively. These results confirm that the spore is highly thermal-resistant, and it is a good biological indicator to evaluate the extrusion process as a feed sterilizer.Este experimento objetivou determinar os parâmetros de destruição térmica de esporos de Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 e a estimativa de suas dimensões. Os esporos foram suspensos em solução salina e em mistura de grãos de milho e soja moídos, distribuídos em tubos TDT, e submetidos ao calor por tempo variável, seguido de incubação e contagem direta. Determinou-se o valor D (tempo necessário para redução da viabilidade do micro-organismo em 1 ciclo logarítmico sob determinada temperatura) e o valor z (intervalo de temperatura que ocasiona variação de 10 vezes no valor D). Os esporos suspensos em solução salina foram observados em microscópio eletrônico de varredura, para estimativa das dimensões. Os valores de D121,1 ºC e z para os esporos suspensos em solução salina foram 8,8 minutos e 12,8 ºC, respectivamente. Para aqueles suspensos em mistura milho e soja, D121,1 ºC e z foram 14,2 minutos e 23,7 ºC, respectivamente. As micrografias indicaram que os esporos apresentam-se como bastonetes, homogêneos em forma e dimensão, com comprimento e diâmetro estimados em 2 e 1 µm, respectivamente. Os resultados confirmam a elevada resistência térmica do esporo e indicam que este é um bom indicador biológico para avaliação do processo de extrusão como esterilizante de alimentos.10411045Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

A new species of Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from extreme high-altitude Lake Tong Tso, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

A new species of the genus Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 is described from Lake Tong Tso, an extreme high-altitude lake in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Gammarus pontual sp. nov. is considered part of the Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1863 group, which is characterized by having the inner ramus of uropod 3 longer than half the length of the outer ramus, and by having both rami covered with plumose setae. The new species stands apart from their congeners, mainly, by the following combination of characters: head with cephalic lateral lobe truncated; gnathopods 1-2 propodus weakly armed, with 1 stout seta defining palm; palm longer than posterior margin of propodus, with 1 main stout seta medially; pereopods 5-7 basis slender, posterior margin crenulate; epimeral plate 1 posterior margin produced into a short spine, facial ridge present; epimeral plates 2-3 posteroventral corner sharply pointed; uropod 3 rami covered with plumose setae, inner ramus about 80% the length of the outer ramus; telson apex with 2 stout setae on each side

Towards a review of the decapod crustacea from the remote oceanic archipelago of Trindade and Martin Vaz, south Atlantic Ocean: new records and notes on ecology and zoogeography

The remoteness of the Trindade and Martin Vaz young volcanic archipelago (TMV) raises questions about the source of its marine benthic fauna and levels of endemism. Addressing these questions requires a comprehensive knowledge of the taxonomic composition of the marine fauna of the islands. A five-year survey in the shallow marine waters (up to 30 m) and a literature review on the data published for TMV have been conducted to document the biodiversity of the benthic fauna. Here we report on ten new records of decapod crustaceans from TMV: Gnathophyllum americanum and Thor amboinensis are circumtropical in distribution, whereas Stenopus hispidus, Gnathophylloides mineri and Parribacus antarcticus are disjunct circumtropical species as their distribution in the Atlantic Ocean is limited eastwardly to TMV or Ascension Island (S. hispidus), therefore, do not extending into the eastern Atlantic. Gnathophyllum circellum and Thor manningi are western Atlantic species, with G. circellum previously known only from the Caribbean Sea. Pontonia manningi, Tuleariocaris neglecta and Enoplometopus antillensis are amphi-Atlantic in distribution. Two of the above species are recorded from the southwestern Atlantic for the first time: Gnathophyllum circellum and Tuleariocaris neglecta. These new records corroborate that the marine benthic invertebrate fauna of the TMV archipelago is actually a mosaic of amphi-Atlantic, eastern Atlantic, central Atlantic (insular), endemic and circumtropical species, with a strong western Atlantic component