A new deepwater species of Calliopiidae, Halirages helgae (Crustacea, Amphipoda), with a synoptic table to Halirages species from the northeast Atlantic
Halirages helgae sp. nov. is recorded from the shelf slopes of the Norwegian Sea at depths of 1000 to 2600 m in the Arctic cold water masses. A total of 50 specimens were found at five stations. The species differs from other known species in the genus Halirages Boeck, 1871 by the bilobed posterior...
Published in: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2014
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.98 https://doaj.org/article/8230f51eef724417b5a424fbe3481e77 |
Summary: | Halirages helgae sp. nov. is recorded from the shelf slopes of the Norwegian Sea at depths of 1000 to 2600 m in the Arctic cold water masses. A total of 50 specimens were found at five stations. The species differs from other known species in the genus Halirages Boeck, 1871 by the bilobed posterior margin of pereonite 7. A synoptic table to the northeast Atlantic species of Halirages is provided. |
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