Rocinela patriciae Brasil-Lima, 1986

Fernandes, Cristiana S. Serejo Agatha C. S., 2025, Illustrated type catalogue of marine Isopoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Museu Nacional / UFRJ, Brazil, Nauplius (e 20250535) 33, pp. 1-39 : 12

Rocinela patriciae Brasil-Lima, 1986

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Rocinela patriciae Brasil-Lima, 1986: 11 , figs. 1–10. — Brasil-Lima, 1998: 633.

Type material. Holotype: female, 18 mm, MNRJ 6282 . Allotype: male, MNRJ 6283 . Paratypes: 1 female, 2 juvenile, MNRJ 6284 .

Type locality. GEDIP Expedition, Est. 1758, RS,

Brazil.

Geographic distribution. Brazil ( RS) (Brasi1-Lima,

1986; 1998).

Habitat. According to Bruce (2009), Rocinela species should be considered micro-predators rather than parasites.Parasites are widely regarded as having some manner of perceived deleterious or harmful effect on the host. Aegids do not fulfill these criteria, and while attacking and feeding on their prey they rarely form a permanent association with their ‘host’, but instead detach following their feed.

Current systematic position. Rocinela patriciae BrasilLima, 1986

Remarks. Holotype ( MNRJ 6282), in poor condition.

Figures

Figure 6. Rocinela patriciae Brasil-Lima, 1986: A, holotype, female, 20 mm, MNRJ 6282; B, allotype, male, 17 mm, MNRJ 6283.