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Authors
Couto, João Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-617X
Nunes, Jorge Luiz Silva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-1785
Pereira, Felipe Bisaggio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7921-5965
Paschoal, Fabiano https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-5549
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Do Estado Do Rio De Janeiro
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Article History
Received: 24 September 2025
Revised: 26 December 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for animal testing, animal care and use of animals were followed by the authors.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgements, if applicable. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: Data is available on reasonable request.
: JLSN provided supporting funds and facilities for fieldwork; JVC, FP and JLSN performed field collections; JVC and FP performed morphological analysis and produced line drawings; FBP performed SEM and provided photomicrographs; all authors wrote and reviewed the manuscript.
