The genus Anonyx (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in the North Pacific and Arctic oceans: Anonyx laticoxae group

Thirteen species of the Anonyx laticoxae group (uropod 2 with the rami not broadened and with the inner ramus not constricted) are listed for the North Pacific region. Five new species, Anonyx schefferi, Anonyx stegnegeri, Anonyx gurjanovai, Anonyx hurleyi, and Anonyx petersoni are described. Anonyx...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Steele, D. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-380
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-380
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Summary:Thirteen species of the Anonyx laticoxae group (uropod 2 with the rami not broadened and with the inner ramus not constricted) are listed for the North Pacific region. Five new species, Anonyx schefferi, Anonyx stegnegeri, Anonyx gurjanovai, Anonyx hurleyi, and Anonyx petersoni are described. Anonyx japonicus is synonymized with Anonyx affinis, and Anonyx lebedi and A. orientalis are raised to full species. Eleven of these species are known only from the North Pacific region. Anonyx laticoxae and Anonyx affinis are the only two that are also found in the North Atlantic region.

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