Distribution of Gutless Siboglinid Worms (Annelida, Siboglinidae) in Russian Arctic Seas in Relation to Gas Potential

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Nadezda P. Karaseva, Nadezhda N. Rimskaya-Korsakova, Roman V. Smirnov, Alexey A. Udalov, Vadim O. Mokievsky, Mikhail M. Gantsevich, Vladimir V. Malakhov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: methane seeps; gas hydrates; permafrost; Arctic warming; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Barents Sea; Chukchi Sea; Laptev Sea; Yenisey; Arctic Basin; Chukchi; laptev
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121061; https://doaj.org/article/d9ba81f18e7a4498ad8eb0fd545f9dc3

In the Russian Arctic seas and adjacent areas of the Arctic basin, 120 sites of siboglinid records are currently known. Individuals belonging to 15 species have been collected. The largest number (49.2%) of records were made in the Barents Sea, followed by the Laptev Sea (37.5%) and the Arctic basin...