An overview of the amphipod genus Haploops (Ampeliscidae)
Available data concerning the taxonomy, biology, ecology and biogeography of the genus Haploops is presented. The genus, represented by 15 valid species, is typically associated with deep and cold waters. Haploops is confined to the Arctic, north Atlantic and north Pacific Oceans with the exception...
| Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1990
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059129 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400059129 |
| Summary: | Available data concerning the taxonomy, biology, ecology and biogeography of the genus Haploops is presented. The genus, represented by 15 valid species, is typically associated with deep and cold waters. Haploops is confined to the Arctic, north Atlantic and north Pacific Oceans with the exception of two Tasmanian species. Phyletic relationships show four principal groups of species, but there is no clear correlation between these groups and their biogeographical distribution. The biology of Haploops is typical of the biology of a cold-water amphipod. The distribution and the biology of Haploops is contrasted with that of Ampelisca , another genus of the family Ampeliscidae. |
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