Sea Spiders of the Genus Colossendeis (Colossendeidae, Pycnogonida) from the Weddell Sea and Adjacent Waters

Seventeen species and five subspecies of Colossendeis were sampled during the expeditions of R/V Polarstern ANT XIII/3 and ANT XVII/3 in 1996 and 2000 in the Weddell Sea. Polytypical species C. megalonyx Hoek, 1881 was frequently met in this collection. Subspecies C. megalonyx megalonyx was numerous...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elena P. Turpaeva, Alexey C. Rajsky
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Siberian Federal University 2013
Subjects:
Pycnogonida
identification key for the subspecies of Colossendeis megalonyx
speciation in the Weddell Sea
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Weddell Sea
Pacific
Indian
Weddell
Hoek
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e4e6ad5cbff34c239e6d5d90aab1b761
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Summary:Seventeen species and five subspecies of Colossendeis were sampled during the expeditions of R/V Polarstern ANT XIII/3 and ANT XVII/3 in 1996 and 2000 in the Weddell Sea. Polytypical species C. megalonyx Hoek, 1881 was frequently met in this collection. Subspecies C. megalonyx megalonyx was numerous; its traits variability is analyzed. An identification key for subspecies of C. megalonyx has been proposed. Based on the distribution of species and subspecies of Colossendeis as well as intraspecific variability, it is assumed that it is in the Weddell Sea, with its complicated hydrology and relief features, that the speciation of the genus takes place. Representatives of Colossendeis from the Weddell Sea are found now in the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans

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