Pelagic Polychates from the South Shetland Islands

This report provides a result obtained by the First Chinese Antarctic and Southern Ocean Expedition. Specimens were collected by investigators of the Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, with plankton nets in February and March of 1985 from the South Shetland Islands, the Biscoe Islands and their...

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Main Authors: Yonghong, Wang, Baoling, Wu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1990
Subjects:
Antarctic
Biscoe
Biscoe Islands
Gravier
South Shetland Islands
Southern Ocean
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Science
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2018/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2018/1/A19900103.pdf
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Summary:This report provides a result obtained by the First Chinese Antarctic and Southern Ocean Expedition. Specimens were collected by investigators of the Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, with plankton nets in February and March of 1985 from the South Shetland Islands, the Biscoe Islands and their Vicinities, between 66°15´20S-65°30´16S, 56°18´72W-67°59' 45W. Eight species belonging to 5 genera in 4 families have been identified, of which 4 species, namely Maupasia coeca Viguier, Rhynconerella petersii (Langerhans), Rhynchonerella bongraini (Gravier), and Tomopteris planktonis Apstein are recorded for the first time from the South Shetland Islands and 2 species, namely Rhynchonerella bongraini (Gravier), and Tomopteris carpenteri Quatrefages are endemic species of Antarctica.

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