An erroneous record of Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) for the northeastern coast of Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic

Authors

  • Eliane Pintor de Arruda
  • Laís Belmino Regis
  • Mariany Oliveira
  • Helena Matthews-Cascon
  • Cristiane Xerez Barroso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/

Keywords:

Non-native species, Invasive species, Exotic species, Mytella, Marine biodiversity

Abstract

The introduction of species beyond their natural distribution area as a result of human activities is one of the main
threats to marine biodiversity. In 2019, Perna viridis, an Indo-Pacific mytilid, was recorded for the first time in the
coast of Brazil in Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro State). In 2021, this species was recorded in the Northeast
region of Brazil (Fortaleza, Ceará State). This record was subsequently replicated in studies from 2022, 2023,
and 2024. The specimens from Ceará State were deposited in the malacological collection “Prof. Henry Ramos
Matthews - Série B” of the Universidade Federal do Ceará. During a curation activity of this collection, these
specimens were reanalyzed and their identification questioned. Therefore, this study aimed to confirm the record
of P. viridis for the Northeast region of Brazil. According to the analyses, the individuals collected on the coast of
Ceará are not P. viridis, but belong to Mytella strigata, a native species of the coast of South America. Thus,
the occurrence of P. viridis in the Southwestern Atlantic remains restricted to the southeast region of Brazil.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors would like to thank the Conselho

Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e

Tecnológico (CNPq), the Fundação Cearense de

Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

(FUNCAP), the Departamento de Biologia from

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AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

E.P.A.: Conceptualization; Investigation; Methodology; Writing

– original draft; Writing – review & editing.

L.B.R.; M.O.: Investigation; Writing – review & editing.

H.M.C.: Supervision; Resources; Funding Acquisition; Writing

– review & editing.

C.X.B.: Conceptualization; Investigation; Writing – original draft;

Writing – review & editing.

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04.10.2024

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An erroneous record of Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) for the northeastern coast of Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic. (2024). Ocean and Coastal Research, 72. https://doi.org/10.1590/