CYCLOPINA (COPEPODA, CYCLOPOIDA) FROM BRAZILIAN SANDY BEACHES

Five new species of Cyclopina Claus are described and C. mediterranea Steuer is redescribed from Brazilian sandy beaches. Cyclopina caroli s p. n. can be very abundant in coarse sandy shores. It is related to C. laurentica Nicholls and C. crassissetosa Herbst with which it shares a similar structure of leg 5 in the female. Cyclopina dorae sp. n. is most closely related to C. mediterranea Steuer. Cyclopina arenosa sp. n. and Cyclopina yutimaete sp. n. arc reminiscent of C. pontica Monche nko, the only other species of Cyclopina that possess a 2-segmented en dopod in leg 1. Cyclopina caissara sp. n. is distinguished from all ot her congeneric species by having a very reduced inner spine in the leg 5 exopod of both male and female. This species shares with C. schneid eri Scott and C. brevifurca Sars the 12-segmented antennule. Taxonomic al problems related to C. schneideri and C. brevifurca are discussed. Cyclopina mediterranea Steuer, 1940 is recorded for the first time fro m the American continent.