(Bahia et al. 2014): Flatworm of free-living, long and narrow body; dorsal region cream with brown dots, more densely disposed at the median line; margin with orange dots (Fig. 2a); pharynx reaches 1/3 of the body length; seminal and prostatic vesicles highly muscularized; penis papilla and male atrium long.

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Figure 2.

Platyhelminth and annelids polychaetes identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 6 mm (A), 2 mm (B-D), 1 mm (E) and 500 µm (F). Photos: (A) by Costa, D.A.; (B,C,E and F) by Prata, J.; (D) by Freitas, P.

a: Enchiridium evelinae Marcus, 1949  
b: Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766)  
c: Eunice biannulata Moore, 1904  
d: Eunice wasinensis Fauchald, 1992  
e: Lysidice ninetta Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833  
f: Lysidice unicornis (Grube, 1840)  

Brazil (Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States) (Bahia et al. 2015, Tyler et al. 2020; and this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record). This species represents a new record from the State of Paraíba.

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Arias et al. 2013, Barroso and Paiva 2007): This species carries a prostomium with four eyes (trapezoidally arranged), three smooth antennae, two cirriform palps and a fleshy dorsal protuberance known as caruncle, extending to the third chaetiger. Branchiae ramified from chaetiger 2. Each parapodium with two slender/digitiform cirri (dorsal and ventral, similar in size, Fig. 2b); notopodia (dorsal) with the following kinds of chaetae: furcate, smooth, serrated and a slender blade with a small spur; neuropodia (ventral) with furcate chaetae.

Caribbean Sea to Brazil (Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States); Iberian Peninsula to Red Sea; Azores Archipelago; East Africa; Pacific Ocean (Oceania to South America and Hawaii) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020a).

Distribution in Paraíba: Barra de Camaratuba Beach, Mamanguape River, Cabo Branco Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Fauchald 1992, Paxton 2009): Prostomium with a median sulcus deep, with four eyes (arranged in a curved line) and five segmented antennae (Fig. 2c). Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 5 to 6+5 to 6, 6+0, 6+10 and 1+1. Peristomium with two segmented cirri. Branchiae pectinate (1 to 8 filaments) from chaetiger 3. Parapodia with notopodial medially inflated cirri, with articulations (anterior and median ones) or without articulations (posterior ones), larger than ventral ones; neuropodia carry anterior inflated basally cirri and posterior ones digitiform, pre- and post-chaetal lobes, limbate, pectinate and falcigers chaetae, yellow aciculae paired and yellow subacicular bidentate hooks.

Pacific coast from United States of America, Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia and Paraná States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Nonato and Luna 1970, Read and Fauchald 2020b).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar Beach (New record), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Fauchald 1992, Paxton 2009): Prostomium with a median sulcus deep, with four eyes (arranged in a curved line) and five smooth antennae (Fig. 2d). Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 5+5, 4+0, 3+8 and 1+1. Peristomium with two smooth cirri. Branchiae absent. Notopodia with filiform cirri, larger than ventral ones. Neuropodia with rounded acicular lobes (in anterior segments), conical (median ones) and pointed; thick and tapering ventral cirri (anterior segments), inflated (median ones) and short tubercular (posterior ones); pre and post-chaetal lobes; pectinates and falcigers chaetae, besides dark aciculae single and dark subacicular bidentate hooks.

East Africa, northeast Brazilian coasts (Paraíba and Bahia States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020c).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar Beach (New record), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Nonato and Luna 1970, Paxton 2009, Salazar-Vallejo and Carrera-Parra 1997, Uebelacker and Johnson 1984, Zanol et al. 2014): Prostomium rounded without sulcus, with two eyes and three smooth antennae (Fig. 2e). Lack of palps. Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers); mandible curved-like. Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 4+4, 5 to 6+0, 3 to 4+5 to 6 and 1+1. Peristomial cirri and branchiae absent. Notopodia carry digitiform cirri. Neuropodia carry conical cirri smaller than dorsal ones; with limbate, pectinates and falcigers chaetae; dark aciculae single and dark subacicular bidentate hooks.

Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean (Ireland to Mediterranean Sea), Brazilian coast (Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia (including Abrolhos Archipelago), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States), Red Sea and east Australia to New Zealand (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020d).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Paxton 2009, Salazar-Vallejo and Carrera-Parra 1997, Zanol et al. 2014): Prostomium rounded without sulcus, with two eyes and only one smooth antenna (Fig. 2f). Lack of palps. Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers); mandible curved-like. Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 4+4, 4+0, 2+5 and 1+1. Peristomial cirri and branchiae absent. Notopodia with digitiform cirri, larger than ventral cirri. Neuropodia with globular cirri; with limbate, pectinates and falcigers chaetae; yellow aciculae single and yellow subacicular bidentate hooks.

Atlantic Ocean (North to South), Brazilian coast (Paraíba, São Paulo and Paraná States), Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Madagascar and New Zealand (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020e).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017), Cabo Branco Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Fauchald 1970, Paxton 2009, Salazar-Vallejo and Carrera-Parra 1997): Prostomium with a short anterior incision, with two eyes and five smooth antennae. Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 3+5, 6+0, 3+8 and 1+1. Peristomial cirri absent. Ramified branchiae (1 to 3 filaments) from chaetiger 9 (Fig. 3a). Anterior notopodial cirri enlarged and posterior ones digitiform, both types longer than ventral ones. Neuropodia with anterior cirri globular, posterior ones conical; limbate, pectinates, falcigers and spinigers chaetae; 1-3 dark aciculae by chaetiger and dark subacicular bidentate hooks.

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Annelids polychaetes identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 2 mm (A ,B and D), 1 mm (C ,E and F). Photos: (A-F) by Prata, J.

a: Marphysa angelensis Fauchald, 1970  
b: Marphysa regalis Verrill, 1900  
c: Marphysa stylobranchiata Moore, 1909  
d: Palola brasiliensis Zanol, Paiva & Attolini, 2000  
e: Lysarete brasiliensis Kinberg, 1865  
f: Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804)  

Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico and Brazilian coast (Paraíba and São Paulo States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020f).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Molina-Acevedo and Carrera-Parra 2017, Paxton 2009, Salazar-Vallejo and Carrera-Parra 1997): Prostomium divided into two lobes, with two eyes and five smooth antennae (with brown perpendicular bands). Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 3 to 4+4, 5+0, 5+6 and 1+1. Peristomial cirri absent (Fig. 3b). Ramified branchiae (1 to 4 filaments) from chaetiger 19. Notopodial cirri (longer than neuropodial ones) enlarged in anterior chaetigers, digitiform in posterior chaetigers. Neuropodia carry anterior acicular lobe rounded, posterior ones triangular; anterior globular basally cirri larger than posterior ones; pre- and post-chaetal lobes; limbate, pectinates and falcigers chaetae; 1-3 dark aciculae by chaetiger and dark subacicular unidentate hooks.

Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea, Bermuda Islands and Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020g).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017), pier of the Cabedelo Municipality (DeAssis et al. 2012) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Knox and Green 1972, Nonato and Luna 1970, Paxton 2009): Prostomium with a short anterior incision, with two eyes and five smooth antennae. Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 4+4 to 5, 4+0, 3 to 4+6 and 1+1. Peristomial cirri absent (Fig. 3c). Branchiae with only one filament from chaetiger 20. Anterior dorsal cirri longer than posterior ones. Neuropodia with cirri smaller than dorsal ones; falcigers chaetae; 1-5 dark aciculae and dark subacicular unidentate hooks.

Pacific coast (Monterey Bay) and Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Alagoas, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020h).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017), Miramar and Maceió Beaches (New records).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Paxton 2009, Zanol et al. 2000): Prostomium with a short anterior incision, two eyes and five smooth antennae (Fig. 3d). Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 4+3, 2+0, 2+2 and 1+1. Peristomium with two smooth cirri. Branchiae with single filaments starting on chaetiger 58. Notopodial cirri digitate, anterior longer than other ones. Neuropodia carry anterior cirri digitiform, median ones inflated and posterior ones short and tapering; with limbate and falcigers and dark acicula single. Subacicular hooks absent.

Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020i).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012, Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Camargo and Lana 1995, Clemo and Dorgan 2017): Prostomium with four eyes, three antennae and two lips palps (Fig. 3e). Jaws prionognath-type with maxillary parts like scissors with blades (“carriers”). Formula (maxillae): 2+2, 4+4, 4+4, 4+4 and 1+1. Notopodia carry anterior cirri rounded smaller than posterior shaped-foliate ones; and dark acicula single. Neuropodia carry pre- and post-chaetal lobes; limbate chaetae and five aciculae.

Atlantic Ocean (North to South), Gulf of Mexico, Brazilian coast (Paraíba, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul States) and Mexican Pacific coast (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020j).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

Remarks: The species was recorded for Seixas Beach as Lysarete raquelae Carrera-Parra, 2001 (Costa et al. 2017), but now it is revised and replaced to Lysarete brasiliensis.

(Day 1967a, Paxton 2009, Uebelacker and Johnson 1984): Prostomium with four eyes, without appendages (Fig. 3f). Jaws prionognath-type with maxillary parts like scissors with blades (“carriers”). Formula (maxillae): 1+9, 8+14, 7+5, 1+4 and 1+1. Anterior notopodial cirri longer than posterior ones. Neuropodia carry pre- and post-chaetal lobes; serrated winged capillaries and yellow acicula.

Cosmopolitan (Read and Fauchald 2020k).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

Remarks: Due to its wide global distribution, this species needs a systematic review.

(Lana 1991): Prostomium with five segmented basal antennae and four eyespots. Jaws eulabidognath-type (asymmetrical, posterior parts dentate to forceps-like, short carriers). Formula (maxillae): 1+1, 9+9, 8+0, 7+12 and 1+1. Peristomium with two cirri (Fig. 4a). Branchiae pectinate (single filaments) from chaetiger 7-8 (other ones with up to 5 strands). Anterior dorsal cirri longer than posterior ones. Neuropodia carry pre- and post-chaetal lobes; limbate and pectinate chaetae, pseudocompound tridentate hooks (1-5 chaetigers), bidentate subacicular hooks (median and posterior chaetigers) and three aciculae.

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Figure 4.

Annelids polychaetes identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 2 mm (A ,B and E), 500 µm (C), 1 mm (D and F). Photos: (A) by Freitas, P.; (B-F) by Prata, J.

a: Kinbergonuphis nonatoi Lana, 1991  
b: Hesione splendida Lamarck, 1818  
c: Oxydromus pugettensis (Johnson, 1901)  
d: Ceratonereis singularis Treadwell, 1929  
e: Nereis riisei Grube, 1857  
f: Pseudonereis gallapagensis Kinberg, 1865  

Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Lana 1991, Read and Fauchald 2020l; and this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record). This species represents a new record for the northeast Brazilian coast.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Costa et al. 2008, Costa and Christoffersen 2016, Imajima 2003, Salazar-Vallejo 2018): Prostomium with four eyes, two papilla-like antennae, facial tubercle, nuchal organs and an incision in posterior end. Anterior proboscis ring smooth, carrying two black points in medium-lateral region and a tubercle in the median-posterior region. First segments with eight pairs of modified cirri (“tentacular cirri”) (Fig. 4b). Parapodia sesquiramous-type (notopodial region reduced to cirri and no chaetae); neuropodia with falcigers and dark aciculae. Neurochaetal blades with two teeth-like processes anteriorly, up to 9 times longer than wide.

Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Italy, Atlantic coast of France to Senegal, Cape Verde Archipelago, Brazilian coast (Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas States), Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America (Florida), Pacific Ocean, Japan, tropical Indo-West Pacific, Samoa, Tonga and Sri Lanka (Amaral et al. 2013, DeAssis et al. 2012, Costa and Christoffersen 2016, Costa et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020m).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2017, Costa and Christoffersen 2016; and this study).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

Remarks: This species already has been recorded for the northeast Brazilian (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017) and confirmed with morphological description in previous studies (e.g. Costa et al. 2008, Costa and Christoffersen 2016). Notwithstanding, a molecular identification is required and a systematic analysis comparing the genetic distances amongst the species of this genus. For this moment, we continue to consider it as H. splendida.

(Uchida 2004): Prostomium with four eyes, three antennae, facial tubercle, nuchal organs, two palps and an incision in posterior end. Anterior proboscis ring ciliated. First segments with six pairs of modified cirri (“tentacular cirri”) (Fig. 4c). Parapodia biramous-type (notopodial and neuropodial lobes with cirri and chaetae), with capillaries, falcigers chaetae and aciculae transparent.

Northeast Ocean Pacific, United States of America (Washington), Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States) (Amaral et al. 2013, DeAssis et al. 2012, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020n, Villalobos-Guerrero and Harris 2012).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabedelo and Conde Municipalities (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Perkins 1980, Santos and Lana 2003): Prostomium deeply cleft in the anterior region, with four eyes, two antennae (as long as prostomial width) and two palps (size similar to antennae) (Fig. 4d). Proboscis with conical paragnaths (areas I and V, VII and VIII none, area II with 9-15 group long oval ones, area III with 6-10 group triangular ones, area IV with 10-16 group oval ones and area VI with cushion-like lobe) and jaws with 5-6 teeth. Four pairs of modified anterior cirri (“tentacular cirri”). Parapodia with notopodial and neuropodial lobes (with pre- and post-chaetal lobes) of same size, falcigers and spinigers chaetae and dark aciculae.

Northeast Pacific Ocean (Baja California), Caribbean Sea and Brazilian coast (Maranhão, Paraíba and Alagoas States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020o).

Distribution in Paraíba: Penha Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Amaral et al. 2005, Santos and Lana 2003, Uebelacker and Johnson 1984): Prostomium with four eyes, two antennae, and two palps (Fig. 4e). Proboscis with conical paragnaths (area I with one paragnath, area II 10, area III with 18-20, area IV with 26-30, area V none, area VI with six, area VII and VIII with five) and serrated jaws. Four pairs of modified anterior cirri (“tentacular cirri”). Parapodia with notopodial and neuropodial lobes (with pre- and post-chaetal lobes) of same size, falcigers and spinigers chaetae and dark aciculae.

Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Brazilian coast (Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) (Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020p).

Distribution in Paraíba: Lucena Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017) and Maceió Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Dueñas-Ramírez and Quiros-Rodriguez 2012): Prostomium with four eyes, two antennae and two palps (Fig. 4f). Proboscis with paragnaths (area I with two conical ones, area II with three rows of pectinate bars, area III with four pectinate bars, area IV with five pectinate bars, area V with one conical paragnath, area VI with transverse ones and areas VII and VIII with a single row conical ones) and serrated jaws. Four pairs of modified anterior cirri (“tentacular cirri”). Parapodia with notopodial and neuropodial lobes (with pre- and post-chaetal lobes) of same size, falcigers and spinigers chaetae and dark aciculae.

Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands, Hawaii, Baja California to Chile; Brazilian coast (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, São Paulo and Paraná States); Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar and Red Sea (Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020q).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Day 1967a): Body green. Prostomium with two eyes, four antennae, nuchal organs and a small posterior-median papilla. Proboscis divided at two parts, proximal one with soft papillae, distal one papillated with six divisions. Four pairs of modified anterior cirri (“tentacular cirri”) (Fig. 5a). Parapodia carry dorsal enlarged foliaceous cirri and neuropodial lobe with spinigers chaetae.

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Figure 5.

Annelids polychaetes identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (A), 1 mm (B-D), 2 mm (E and F). Photos: (A-E) by Prata, J.; (F) by Freitas, P.

a: Phyllodoce schmardaei Day, 1963  
b: Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  
c: Syllis guidae Nogueira & Yunda-Guarin, 2008  
d: Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979  
e: Naineris setosa (Verrill, 1900)  
f: Phragmatopoma caudata Krøyer in Mörch, 1863  

South Africa, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea and Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba) (Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020r).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Imajima and Hartman 1964): Prostomium with four eyes, three antennae and two palps. Dorsum covered by 12 pairs of elytra from anterior to posterior end, with papillae on the surface (first pair elytra with long marginal papillae, other ones reniform) and marginally fringed (Fig. 5b). Notopodial region carries cirri and capillaries chaetae; neuropodial lobes enlarged with falcate chaetae.

North Atlantic Ocean to Greenland, Mediterranean Sea (Read and Fauchald 2020s) and Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba) (Costa et al. 2017).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Nogueira and Yunda-Guarin 2008): Prostomium with four eyes, three antennae, two palps and nuchal organs. All antennae and cirri moniliform-like (similar to pearl necklace). Two pairs of modified anterior cirri (“tentacular cirri”) (Fig. 5c). Digestive tract: pharynx with tooth; a distinct and prominent muscular region of the anterior part (“proventricle”). Parapodia carry falcigers and simple chaetae, one or two aciculae (slender, subdistally enlarged, with short, angled end) per parapodium.

Northeast Brazil (Ceará and Paraíba States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020t).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Amaral 1980, Rullier and Amoureux 1979): Prostomium conical-shaped with two eyespots and nuchal organs, without antennae (Fig. 5d). Proboscis enlarged and voluminous. Parapodial cirri absent. Capillaries chaetae start from chaetiger one, hooks from chaetiger 12.

Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Sergipe and Bahia States), Iberian Peninsula, and Mediterranean Sea (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020u).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Khedhri et al. 2014): Prostomium T-shaped, with few eyespots grouped in two ‘comma groups’ forming Y-shape. Eversible pharynx (proboscis) enlarged sac-like. Branchiae from chaetiger 6, basally broader and tapering to pointed end (Fig. 5e). Paired sensorial organs from chaetiger 8 in upper zone of branchiae. Dorsal crests in dorsum, mainly in abdominal region. Parapodia with neuropodial lobes shorter than notopodial ones; notopodia carry capillaries and furcate chaetae (last ones only in abdomen region); neuropodia with capillaries and uncini (last one in posterior segments).

Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Costa Rica; Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Bermuda and Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Paraná States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020v).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Capa et al. 2012): Anterior end with an operculum longer than wide, with merged lobes in shallow mid-ventral indentation. Distal disc flat and perpendicular to longitudinal axis, with opercular papillae around it (Fig. 5f). Outer paleae arranged in curved line. Inner operculum paleae like two concentric rows, with paleae geniculate carrying convex blades. Pectinate tentacular filaments arranged in series of rows. Palps similar in length to operculum. Neuropodia of chaetiger 1 carry one conical cirri. Chaetiger 2 carry four triangular-shaped lobes. Thorax with branchiae. Three parathoracic segments, with lanceolate and capillaries chaetae.

Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Brazilian coast (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) and north of the South China Sea (Pratas Islands) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020w).

Distribution in Paraíba: Infralittoral region from Cabedelo Municipality (after coral reefs zones known as “Areia Vermelha” and “Barretas”), Bessa Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study) and Maceió Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Tovar-Hernández and Knight-Jones 2006): Body with dark spots on the dorsal and ventral surfaces; interramal dark spots. Radiolar crown united at the base by short web or membrane (Fig. 6a). A total of 46 pairs of radioles, with stylodes and dark brown bands alternating with bands of white and orange; 5-6 ventralmost radioles on each side without stylodes, arising from enrolled parts of crown basis; rachis with segmented appearance. Thoracic unciniger (‘tori’) carry avicular uncini. Presence of collar chaetae like compact fascicles.

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Figure 6.

Annelids polychaetes identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 2 mm (A, C and E), 1 mm (B and F), 500 µm (D). Photos: (B) by Freitas, P.; (A and C-F) by Prata, J.

a: Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865)  
b: Hypsicomus capensis Day, 1961  
c: Cirratulus africanus Gravier, 1906  
d: Cirriformia capensis (Schmarda, 1861)  
e: Timarete punctata (Grube, 1859)  
f: Pherusa scutigera (Ehlers, 1887)  

Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States), Angola (Luanda) and East Africa (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020x).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (DeAssis et al. 2012), Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Day 1967b): Anterior end with branchial lobes supported by stalk; each lobe carries 12 radioles. These ones with about 20 eyespots. Collar divided at two regions lobe-like (Fig. 6b). Collar chaetae are capillaries arranged in a line. Chaetigers 2-8 carry notochaetae capillaries and paleae with rounded blades ending in pointed tips; and neurochaetae like row of pick-axe chaetae with transparent tapered blades and a row of avicular uncini. Abdominal notochaetae are avicular uncini similar to the thoracic ones and the neurochaetae are capillaries.

Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba), South Africa (Read and Fauchald 2020y; and this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record). This species represents a new record for the West Atlantic Ocean coast.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Day 1967b): Prostomium pointed, without eyes. 3-4 tentacular filaments in anterior segments (Fig. 6c). Branchiae from chaetiger 3 to beginning of the posterior end, arising close above the notochaetae. Parapodia with capillary chaetae in notopodial and neuropodial lobes. There are also chaetae similar to intermediate between capillaries and acicular hooks and normal sigmoid hooks about the middle of the body.

Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States), Mozambique and Red Sea (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020z).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Day 1967b): Anterior end of prostomium rounded, without eyes. Anterior chaetigers carry numerous tentacular cirri (Fig. 6d). Branchiae from chaetiger 1 to the posterior end. Robust single filaments and, in the middle of the body, they rise further above the notochaetae. Parapodia with capillary chaetae in notopodial and neuropodial lobes. Sigmoid hooks appear about chaetiger 12.

Gulf of Mexico, Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba) and South Africa (Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020{).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017), Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Çinar 2007): Robust prostomium bluntly pointed in anterior end, without eyes. Peristomium with two segmentations. Tentacular filaments from chaetigers 3 and 4, forming two evident groups, each with five filaments (Fig. 6e). Branchiae from chaetiger 1 to posterior segments. Parapodia with capillary chaetae in notopodial and neuropodial lobes. Acicular spines (slightly sigmoid, with truncated tips) from notochaetae 8 and neurochaetae 6; pale brown.

Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Brazilian coast (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020|).

Distribution in Paraíba: Mataraca, Baía da Traição, Rio Tinto, João Pessoa (including Seixas Beach) and Conde Municipalities (DeAssis et al. 2012, Costa et al. 2017; and this study) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Nonato and Luna 1970): Body covered by papillae. Chaetigers 1-3 covered by thin layer of sand on the dorsal surface. Anterior region prolonged by a translucent membranous tube. Chaetae three first iridescent, forming a cephalic cage (Fig. 6f). A waistline marks the transition between the anterior segments and the posterior ones. Chaetigers 1-5 with capillaries chaetae; following segments with ventral aciculae chaetae.

Caribbean Sea and Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Sergipe, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020}).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017); and this study.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Hutchings and Smith 1997, Rozbaczylo et al. 2006): Prostomium carry tentacular lobe horseshoe-shaped with numerous grooved tentacles; eyespots arranged in two or three rows on the posterior margin of the tentacular lobe. Three pairs of branchiae with spiral filaments, on segments 2 to 4. (Fig. 7a). Segment 6 with three pairs branchiae with spiral filaments. Notochaetae capillaries-like arranged in two rows. Uncini from chaetiger 3; uncinigers (‘tori’) from segment 2.

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Figure 7.

Annelids polychaetes and sipunculids identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 1 mm (A-F). Photos: (A) by Prata, J.; (B-D,F) by Freitas, P.; (E) by Costa, D.A.

a: Terebella plagiostoma Schmarda, 1861  
b: Terebella pterochaeta Schmarda, 1861  
c: Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1766)  
d: Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) steenstrupii Diesing, 1859  
e: Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)  
f: Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides Pallas, 1774  

Brazilian coast (Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro States) (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020~).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Day 1967b): Prostomium with delineated dorsal and ventral lips. Two pairs of branchiae at anterior end (Fig. 7b). About 16 ventral pads followed by a narrow streak of glandular tissue in a ventral groove along the abdomen. Uncini on ventral tori originate from ventral ridges on the abdomen, with 3-4 teeth. Notochaetae: anterior ones with winged shafts and denticulate tips which become proportionately larger on posterior segments until they form most of the blade.

Caribbean Sea, Colombia, Brazilian coast (Paraíba and São Paulo States), South Africa, Mozambique and Red Sea (Amaral et al. 2013, Costa et al. 2017, Read and Fauchald 2020).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Costa et al. 2017; and this study).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Biseswar 1997): Proboscis spoon-shaped with brown streaks. Head with two ventral golden chaetae (Fig. 7c). Body with outer layer of integument in posterior half of trunk separated from inner layers, but still attached to trunk. Conical papillae, projecting from surface of integument, arranged in concentric rings around trunk. To the naked eye, papillae appear as spherical, transparent spots. Rows of larger papillae alternate with three or four rows of uniform smaller papillae. Two rows of anal chaetae around posterior end.

West and east from North and Central Atlantic Ocean, Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba), Arctic Ocean and New Zealand (WoRMS 2020a; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas and Maceió Beaches (New records). This species represents a new record from the Brazilian coast.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Hylleberg 1994): Body semi-transparent in the middle region, darker anteriorly and posteriorly (Fig. 7d). Anal shield covered with dark chalky points. Margin caudal shield with irregular ridges. Anterior end known as “introvert” similar in size to body; with rows of double-pointed hooks anteriorly; spines posteriorly. Longitudinal musculature in separate bands.

Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Central Atlantic Ocean (Saiz-Salinas 2020a).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Hylleberg 1994): Body marbled with brown flecks and bands. Anterior end known as “introvert” longer than the body, carrying numerous rows of hooks and the dorsal side crossed by brownish bands intermingled with lighter ones (Fig. 7e). Hooks with a distinct streak (triangle and internal clear steak not divided), prominent swelling of proximal crescent. Above 20 tentacles.

Circumtropical (Saiz-Salinas 2020b).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar and Seixas Beaches (New records).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Cutler and Cutler 1985): Sipunculid with longitudinal muscle bands (LMBs) and the nephridiopores open between LMBs 4 and 5, 5 and 6, 6 and 7 or 7 and 8. Nephridia less than 25% of trunk length and unattached. They open 5-10% of the trunk length anterior to the anus. The ventral retractors originate on LMB 1 or 2 and extend over 2-6 bands, while the dorsal ones start on LMB 12-16 and spread over 2-6 bands. The LMBs do not subdivide in the glans region. Spindle muscle weakly developed (Fig. 7f).

Tropical Central Atlantic Ocean (Saiz-Salinas 2020c).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Signorelli 2019): Shells trigonal, inflated, umbos placed about half shell length, inflated and prosogyrate; external surface smooth; postero-dorsal area defined by a distinct keel-like carina; anterior and posterior ends low and well defined (Fig. 8a). Ventral margin sinuous; right hinge with two anterior and two posterior lateral teeth, being the ventral more elongated, two divergent and unfused cardinal teeth; left hinge with the usual V-shaped cardinal tooth, flanked by an accessory lamella, one anterior and one posterior lateral tooth complete the hinge; anterior adductor muscle scars semi-elliptical, posterior oval; pallial sinus low and V-shaped.

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Figure 8.

Molluscs identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 500 µm (A and C-F), 250 µm (B). Photos: (A-F) by Freitas, P.

a: Mulinia cleryana (d'Orbigny, 1846)  
b: Phlyctiderma semiasperum (Philippi, 1836)  
c: Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)  
d: Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)  
e: Crassostrea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)  
f: Parvanachis obesa (Adams, 1845)  

Gulf of Mexico to all the Brazilian coast (Gernet et al. 2018, MolluscaBase 2020a, Signorelli 2019).

Distribution in Paraíba: Paraíba River Estuary (Lima et al. 2017), Miramar, Seixas and Maceió Beaches (New records).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Romera 2012): Subtriangular valves, later pointed, white in colour; covered by thin and translucent periostracum; sideways inflated (Fig. 8b). External, opisdotelic and parvincular ligaments. Tall and wide. Externally ornamented by small pustules. Internally white in colour. Similar muscle impressions. Whole pallial line without sinus. Heterodont hinge, with two cardinal teeth. Long and narrow nymph.

Gulf of Mexico and Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba) (MolluscaBase 2020b; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Maceió Beach (New record). This species represents a new record from the South Atlantic.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Smithsonian-Marine-Station-at-Fort-Pierce 2020): Shell dark-brown colour. Fan-shaped shell with fine divercating radial ribs. The ribbed surface of the shell is most evident at the outer edges. Umbones situated in the anterior end (Fig. 8c). The interior has purple-brown blotches with one to four small purplish dysodont hinge teeth.

Gulf of Mexico, Celtic Sea and Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba) (Lima et al. 2017, MolluscaBase 2020c).

Distribution in Paraíba: Paraíba River Estuary (Lima et al. 2017) and Seixas Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Mediodia et al. 2017): With a smooth and shiny symmetrical shell and has predominantly dark brown to black colour with wavy dark pattern. Sculpture of fine concentric semi-circular rings (Fig. 8d). It has two similar-shaped valves joined by a hinge without teeth at the anterior portion. It has two muscle scars, the large posterior adductor muscle scar and the greatly reduced anterior adductor muscle. The byssal and pedal retractor muscle scar is located below the adductor muscle forming a thick straight line moving towards the middle portion of the shell. The pallial line was seen as a curved line towards the adductor scar.

United States of America and Brazilian coast (Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro States) (Lima et al. 2017, MolluscaBase 2020d).

Distribution in Paraíba: Paraíba River Estuary (Lima et al. 2017) and Maceió Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Amaral and Simone 2014): Shell shape cupped or oval; right valve slightly operculum-shaped; left valve, fixed in substrate, larger than right valve (Fig. 8e). Muscle impression is purple and adductor muscle, oval central in posterior region. Adductor muscle postero-dorsal located, occupying 1/5 of total size of animal; hood present and fully filled by palps and gonads; colour of mantle edge brown. Accessory heart of three branches of similar length, starting from common centre. Palps with margin superior free.

Brazilian coast (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) (Amaral and Simone 2014, Gernet et al. 2018, Lima et al. 2017, MolluscaBase 2020e).

Distribution in Paraíba: Paraíba River Estuary (Lima et al. 2017) and Seixas and Maceió Beaches (New records).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Muniz 2015): Gastropod with oval-shaped shell, slightly spiral convex sculptures with axial ventricular ribs, ending towards the base. Spiral sculpture found between axial ribs over basal area of shell (Fig. 8f). Oblique, denticulated opening on the inner surface of the outer lip, straight columella, anal notch present.

East Pacific Ocean: Mexico to Colombia and West Atlantic Ocean (MolluscaBase 2020f).

Distribution in Paraíba: Paraíba River Estuary (Lima et al. 2017) and Seixas Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Jardim et al. 2017): Mollusc with many plates on surface. Tegument with many white spots mainly on apical region. Girdle white with transverse orange bands. Intermediate valves trapezoidal to oblong in outline, subcarinate, weakly beaked (Fig. 9a). Pustules on latero-pleural area round to oval, randomly arranged; each pustule convex, bearing 4–7 pores on superior to median surface. Tail valve with prominent, submedian mucro; postmucronal area concave. Dorsal side of girdle covered with minute elongated spicules; spicule height about 8–9 times as long as wide, sculptured by longitudinal parallel fissures. Sutural tufts with elongated spicules and sculptured by longitudinal fissures.

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Figure 9.

Molluscs and arthropods crustaceans identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 1 mm (A, B and D), 2 mm (C), 5 mm (E). Photos: (A and E) by Freitas, P.; (B and D) by Prata, J.; (C) by Costa, D.A.

a: Acanthochitona terezae Guerra Júnior, 1983  
b: Elasmopus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)  
c: Dulichiella appendiculata (Say, 1818)  
d: Cyclodorippe longifrons Campos Junior & Schmidt de Melo, 1999  
e: Mithraculus forceps Milne-Edwards, 1875  

Brazilian coast: Paraíba, Pernambuco (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago), Bahia and Espírito Santo States (Trindad Islands, MD55 station) (Jardim et al. 2017, MolluscaBase 2020g; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record). This species represents a new record from the State of Paraíba coast.

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Oliveira 1951): Dark dorsum. Head with two ellipsoid eyes, twice longer than large, located close to lobe between both antennae. Pereopod coxae 1–4 of similar length and almost twice the size of the 5–7 ones (5^th with an anterior lobe wider than posterior). First pairs of antennae longer than second ones (Fig. 9b). First pair of gnathopods longer than second ones. Males telson similarly longer than wide, with a median cleft to about 2/3 of its length; in females, cleft close to base and as long as broad.

Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea, Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States); Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (Serejo and Siqueira 2018, Horton et al. 2020a).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas and Maceió Beaches (New records).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Lowry and Springthorpe 2007): Head with two eyes; lateral cephalic lobe enlarged, truncated, antero-ventral corner with slender chaeta. Antenna 1 peduncular article 1 shorter than article 2, with 3 prominent chaetae along posterior margin. Antenna 2 peduncular article 2 cone gland reaching at least to end of peduncular article 3; article 4 slightly longer than article 5 (Fig. 9c). Mandibular palp article 1 about as long as broad, inner margin article 1 not produced distally; article 2 slightly longer than article 3.

United States of America, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazilian coast (State of Paraíba), South Africa and Mozambique (Serejo and Siqueira 2018, Horton et al. 2020b; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record). This species represents a new record from the Brazilian coast.

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Campos-Junior and Melo 1999): Peduncular eyes with very reduced mobility, well-developed cornea. Subcircular carapace, adorned with fine granules. Orbital margin longer than half the maximum width of the carapace and trimmed with fine bristles. Rounded front edge with bristles, with the entire front region heavily excavated. Advanced front in relation to the orbital-external angles of the carapace. Narrow and excavated orbit, undeveloped antennular sumps (Fig. 9d).

Brazilian coast (Paraíba and São Paulo States) (Melo et al. 2003, WoRMS 2020b; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Wagner 1990): The carapace is broader than long, rather flat. Branchial sulci on its surface are not or very weakly broken by transverse grooves. Rostrum is little advanced, incised by a narrow notch. The basal antennal segment has two spines, of which the second, situated on the antero-external angle, is five times as large as the first. In small individuals, two acute tips can be observed distally on the second spine. The antennae are 0.2 times as long as the carapace. The orbit is armed with one spine below (not counting the basal antennal spines), one at the outer angle and three above (Fig. 9e).

Gulf of Mexico to Brazilian coast (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atol, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) (Alves et al. 2012, WoRMS 2020c).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar and Seixas Beaches (New records).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Nucci and DeMelo 2007): Shield slightly longer than broad. Rostrum obtuse, slightly over-reaching lateral projections. Ocular peduncles slender and shorter than shield width, with corneae slightly dilated. Ocular acicles with anterior margins rounded, with one strong submarginal spine; occasionally accessory marginal spinule on mesial margin. Antennular peduncles over-reaching corneae; antennal peduncles usually not reaching distal margins of corneae; flagella long, usually over-reaching right cheliped (Fig. 10a).

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Figure 10.

Arthropods crustaceans identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 2 mm (A, B and D), 1 mm (C). Photos: (A, B and D) by Freitas, P.; (C) by Prata, J.

a: Pagurus criniticornis (Dana, 1852)  
b: Garthiope spinipes (Milne-Edwards, 1880)  
c: Cirolana parva Hansen, 1890  
d: Neogonodactylus torus (Manning, 1969)  

Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, northern South America, Brazil (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul States), Uruguay and Argentina (Nucci and DeMelo 2007, Lemaitre and McLaughlin 2020; this study).

Distribution in Paraíba: Maceió Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(described here): Carapace about a third wider than it is long, convex. Dorsal surface covered with green granules, stronger in front and on the edges, smaller behind; several well-marked granular lines, arranged horizontally at the front of certain areas of the dorsal surface and emphasised by a row of long silks; regions poorly indicated, but nevertheless, delimited and expanded in the previous half (Fig. 10b).

Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Venezuela and Brazilian coast (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo and São Paulo States) (Alves et al. 2012, Melo and Veloso 2005, WoRMS 2020d).

Distribution in Paraíba: Mataraca, Baía da Traição, Rio Tinto, Lucena, Cabedelo, João Pessoa and Pitimbu Municipalities (Melo and Veloso 2005) and Seixas Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Sidabalok and Bruce 2017): Body ventrally folded rostral process that just overlaps the anterior point of the frontal lamina, the frontal lamina always pentagonal, dorsal surfaces are smooth with brown or black chromatophores, lateral margins of pleonites 3 and 4 are posteriorly produced, the pleotelson is mostly linguiform, the uropodal rami have bifid apices and the lateral margin of the uropodal exopod has a continuous row of slender plumose setae interspersed with short, acute robust setae (Fig. 10c).

Tropical Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Brazilian coast (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia and Espírito Santo States), Northwest Africa and Red Sea (Boyko et al. 2020, Paiva and Souza-Filho 2014).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Albuquerque 2010): Two eyes with subglobular cornea. Carapace with slightly marked gastric sulcus. Raptorial leg with dilated dactyl at the base, slightly distally crenulated and protruded with distally serrated inner margin. Body rented dorsally. Thoracic and flat abdominal somites. Telson of Oerstedii-type, with intermediate marginal teeth distinct and intermediate denticles located anteriorly at the end of the intermediate tooth (Fig. 10d).

Southeast from United States of America to Brazilian coast (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia States) (Silva 2011, WoRMS 2020e).

Distribution in Paraíba: Miramar, Seixas and Maceió Beaches (New records).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Miller et al. 1995, Prata et al. 2017): Elongate oval test with two rows of large tubercules along the ambulacra and interambulacra, pairs of pores arranged in arcs of six and a large peristome. Spines long and slender, thickened at the base and sharply pointed at the tips. On aboral side, primary and secondary spines dark olive green, with greenish-violet to purple tips. In general, the colour is blackish (Fig. 11a).

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Figure 11.

Echinoderms identified on the beaches from Paraíba coast. Scale bars = 5 mm (A and B), 1 mm (C-F). Photos: (A, B and D) modified from Prata et al. (2017); (C,E,F) by Prata, J.

a: Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758)  
b: Chiridota rotifera (Pourtalès, 1851)  
c: Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866  
d: Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)  
e: Microphiopholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1854)  
f: Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)  

Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean: Mexico to Colombia; Tropical Western Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela and northeast to southeast Brazilian coasts (Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina States) (Prata et al. 2017, Kroh and Mooi 2020).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (Gondim et al. 2008), Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Prata et al. 2017): Body cylindrical, elongated. Tegument thin, with some papillae or warts formed by agglomeration of ossicles. Mouth and anus terminal. Colour light pink to translucent. Body wall with wheels with six holes. Small, straight to curved (C-shaped) rods in radial zones. Tentacles with rods similar to those of body (Fig. 11b).

Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean: Mexico, Panamá coast; Tropical Western Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela and Brazilian coast (Ceará, Paraíba to Alagoas, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro States) (Prata et al. 2017, WoRMS 2020f).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (Gondim et al. 2008), Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found inside the rhodoliths.

(Prata et al. 2017): Disc circular to pentagonal, with re-entrances in inter-radial areas. Disc covered by small and imbricated scales. Radial shields narrow, longer than wide, usually separated by one or two scales, the internal more elongated. Ventral side of the disc covered by smaller scales, imbricated. Bursal slit long, near the first arm plate. Oral shield diamond-shaped, adoral shield triangular. Two oral papillae in each side of jaw, the distal triangular and robust, a pair of elongated and robust infradental papillae. Five elongated arms, about seven to ten times the diameter of the disc (Fig. 11c).

Southeast from United States of America (South Carolina, Florida and Texas), Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Caribbean Sea and Brazilian coast (Pará, Ceará, Paraíba, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States) (Prata et al. 2017, Stöhr et al. 2020a).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (Gondim et al. 2008), Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Prata et al. 2017): Disc rounded, covered by medium size scales, with circular to semicircular imbricated scales. Radial shields slightly longer than wide, separated by a thin scale up to the distal region of the shields. Ventral surface of the disc covered by scales similar to dorsal scales. Bursal slits narrow, near the first plate of the arms. Diamond-shaped oral shield, adoral shields longer than wide, touching the proximal edge. Two oral papillae in each side of jaw, the more distal larger and trapezoidal, the other rounded and smaller. A pair of elongated infradental papillae. Five arms, about five times the disc diameter (Fig. 11d).

Cosmopolitan; in Brazilian coast the species was reported from Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Paraíba, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States (Prata et al. 2017, Stöhr et al. 2020b).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (Gondim et al. 2008), Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

Remarks: Due to its wide global distribution, this species needs a systematic review.

(Prata et al. 2017): Disc rounded with indentations in the radial region. Disc covered by numerous small and imbricated scales. Radial shields narrow and elongated, joined at half of length and then separated by three scales on the proximal edge. Ventral surface of disc covered by small and imbricated scales. Bursal slit large, near the first to fourth ventral arm plate. Oral shield diamond-shaped. Adoral shield elongated and slightly wide distally. Jaws with three oral papillae, the more distal rectangular, larger than proximal papilla. Arms long, about six to eight times the diameter of the disc (Fig. 11e).

United States of America (South Carolina and Florida) Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Caribbean Sea and Brazilian coast (Paraíba, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro States) (Prata et al. 2017, Stöhr et al. 2020c).

Distribution in Paraíba: Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.

(Prata et al. 2017): Disc rounded to pentagonal, covered by medium size scales, imbricated, more numerous in the centre and in the inter-radial surface. Small rough-tipped spines scattered over the disc, more numerous at the edges. Radial shield large and triangular, occupying more than half the disc. They are united distally and separated by two scales proximally, the most internal more elongated. Ventral surface of the disc covered by small and imbricated scales. Bursal slits large. Oral shield sub-diamond-shaped. Adoral shield longer than wide, wider distally, separated proximally. Two oral papillae flattened and robust, similar in size. An apical papilla large and triangular. Six arms, about five times the diameter of the disc, tapering distally (Fig. 11f).

Indo-West and Eastern Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina to Brazilian coast (Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States) (Prata et al. 2017, Stöhr et al. 2020d).

Distribution in Paraíba: Cabo Branco Beach (Gondim et al. 2008), Seixas Beach (Prata et al. 2017) and Miramar Beach (New record).

Found on the rhodoliths surface.