Two new species of Dorymenia (Mollusca: Solenogastres: Proneomeniidae) from the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica)

This paper describes two new species from the genus Dorymenia (Mollusca: Solenogastres: Proneomeniidae): D. hesperidesi sp. nov. and D. menchuescribanae sp. nov., collected during the Spanish oceanographic expeditions for the study of Antarctic benthos, BENTART'94 and BENTART'95, carried o...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Authors: García-Alvarez, O., Urgorri, V., von Salvini-Plawen, L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Antarctic
South Shetland Islands
Bransfield Strait
Livingston Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400002812
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400002812
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Summary:This paper describes two new species from the genus Dorymenia (Mollusca: Solenogastres: Proneomeniidae): D. hesperidesi sp. nov. and D. menchuescribanae sp. nov., collected during the Spanish oceanographic expeditions for the study of Antarctic benthos, BENTART'94 and BENTART'95, carried out in the area of the Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). A comparative study of main specific characteristics of species belonging to the genus Dorymenia found off the South Shetland Islands and in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica), is also included.

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