Pseudostomella Dolichopoda Todaro, 2012 and P. cataphracta Ruppert, 1970 (Gastrotricha: Thaumastodermatidae): new records from Brazil and USA and an updated key to the genus

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Pseudostomella dolichopoda was originally described from the north coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and P. cataphracta from North Carolina, USA. Herein we report new distributional records of both species: P. dolichopoda is recorded from Espirito Santo, Brazil and P. cataphracta from Florida, USA. An updated identification key for the genus Pseudostomella is also provided. © 2016 Check List and Authors.Pseudostomella dolichopoda was originally described from the north coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and P. cataphracta from North Carolina, USA. Herein we report new distributional records of both species: P. dolichopoda is recorded from Espirito Santo, Brazil12617CNQP - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)478825/2013-72014/23856-0This work was supported by grants from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq (478825/2013-7), Programa de Inovação e Qualidade no Ensino de Graduação – UFMG (PIQEG 2014-31) and Fundação de Amparo á Pesquisa do Estado de Sã