Diversity and evolution of Australian Antarctic sea spiders: Understanding species diversification and distribution patterns

• Other Authors: ARANGO, CLAUDIA (hasPrincipalInvestigator), ARANGO, CLAUDIA (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: biota; oceans; ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ARTHROPODS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; Pycnogonid; Sea Spider; Taxonomy; Biodiversity; Evolution; ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer; SHIPS; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Arctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell Sea; East Antarctica; Ross Sea; Australian Antarctic Territory; Pacific; New Zealand; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/diversity-evolution-australian-distribution-patterns/700102; https://doi.org/10.4225/15/57C7ABCE78DB3; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_3010; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 3010. Public Pycnogonids are primitive, bizarre arthropods. Found worldwide, Antarctic pycnogonids are the most diverse, abundant, and include some of the most spectacular forms. Near 250 species from the region are known, many in need for taxonomic r...