Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from the deep north-east Atlantic and the North Sea, with two new species of Hemilamprops and Mesolamprops

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Shalla, Salma H., Bishop, John D.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407055063; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315407055063

Material collected during surveys of the Atlantic Frontier Margin (north-east Atlantic) in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 includes ten species of the cumacean family Lampropidae belonging to three genera. A new species of the genus Hemilamprops , H. pterini , is described. Hemilamprops cristatus is partially re-illustrated from specimens sent to A.M. Norman by G.O. Sars. A key to the North Atlantic species of Hemilamprops is provided. A new species of the genus Mesolamprops , M. hartleyi , is described from the Atlantic Frontier Margin and the North Sea. The first record of Mesolamprops denticulatus from the Atlantic is reported. A key to the species of Mesolamprops is provided. Two species of the genus Platysympus were also found. A list of other lampropid species found in the Atlantic Frontier Margin is given.