Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide
Amathillopsidae is a widely distributed, but rarely sampled family of deep-sea amphipods. During a recent expedition to the North Atlantic, specimens were filmed clinging to a polychaete tube in situ at abyssal depths by a Remote Operated Vehicle and then sampled for further study. The species was n...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:be22cd995ddf4040b8e04c371b4e60ae 2023-05-15T17:32:27+02:00 Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide Anne-Nina Lörz Tammy Horton 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1031.62391 https://doaj.org/article/be22cd995ddf4040b8e04c371b4e60ae EN eng Pensoft Publishers https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62391/download/pdf/ https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62391/download/xml/ https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62391/ https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2970 doi:10.3897/zookeys.1031.62391 1313-2970 https://doaj.org/article/be22cd995ddf4040b8e04c371b4e60ae ZooKeys, Vol 1031, Iss , Pp 19-39 (2021) Zoology QL1-991 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1031.62391 2022-12-31T04:15:11Z Amathillopsidae is a widely distributed, but rarely sampled family of deep-sea amphipods. During a recent expedition to the North Atlantic, specimens were filmed clinging to a polychaete tube in situ at abyssal depths by a Remote Operated Vehicle and then sampled for further study. The species was new to science and is described in detail herein. A barcode sequence is provided. Further investigations of photographic and video records revealed the genus Amathillopsis to be more widely distributed, both geographically and bathymetrically, than indicated by current literature records, and that these species occur at abyssal depths in all oceans. Specimens of Amathillopsis are reported clinging to a variety of different organisms whose erect structures provide the means to raise these charismatic deep-sea predators above the seafloor facilitating feeding opportunities. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles ZooKeys 1031 19 39 |
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Amathillopsidae is a widely distributed, but rarely sampled family of deep-sea amphipods. During a recent expedition to the North Atlantic, specimens were filmed clinging to a polychaete tube in situ at abyssal depths by a Remote Operated Vehicle and then sampled for further study. The species was new to science and is described in detail herein. A barcode sequence is provided. Further investigations of photographic and video records revealed the genus Amathillopsis to be more widely distributed, both geographically and bathymetrically, than indicated by current literature records, and that these species occur at abyssal depths in all oceans. Specimens of Amathillopsis are reported clinging to a variety of different organisms whose erect structures provide the means to raise these charismatic deep-sea predators above the seafloor facilitating feeding opportunities. |
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Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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investigation of the amathillopsidae (amphipoda, crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide |
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