ARCTIC Notes on Two Deep-Water Calanoids (Aetideopsis rostrata and Neoscolecithrix farrani) from Lancaster Sound

ABSTRACT. Two unusual calanoid copepods were collected in deepwater samples from eastern Lancaster Sound. The hitherto unknown male ofAetideopsis rosrruru is described and the frs t record OfNeoscolecithrix farrani from the western North Atlantic is reported. Key words: Canadian Arctic, zooplankton,...

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Main Authors: Chang-tai Shih, Nell Stallard
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Lancaster Sound
North Atlantic
Zooplankton
Copepods
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.544.9558
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic35-1-56.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. Two unusual calanoid copepods were collected in deepwater samples from eastern Lancaster Sound. The hitherto unknown male ofAetideopsis rosrruru is described and the frs t record OfNeoscolecithrix farrani from the western North Atlantic is reported. Key words: Canadian Arctic, zooplankton, Calanoida, morphology, distribution RfiSUMfi. Deux especes inhabituelles de copkpodes calanoids furent recueillies au cours de 1’6chantillonnage des eaux profondes de la partie est du d6troit de Lancaster. Le specimen mgle de I’Aerideopsis rostrutu, autrefois inconnu, est d6crit et le Neoscolecithrixfurruni identifi6 pour la premiere fois dans la partie ouest de l’Atlantique du nord. Traduit par Ian Badgley, Amhatech, Inc., Sherbrooke.

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