Data from: Taxonomic revision of deep-sea Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean

• Main Authors: Yasuhara, Moriaki, Stepanova, Anna, Okahashi, Hisayo, Cronin, Thomas M., Brouwers, Elisabeth M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Taxonomy; Deep sea; New species; Arctic; Arctic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.54464; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.r2170

Taxonomic revision of deep-sea Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean was conducted to reduce taxonomic uncertainty that will improve our understanding of species’ecology, biogeography and relationship to faunas from other deep-sea regions. Fifteen genera and 40 species were examined and (re-)illustrated with high-resolution scanning electron microscopy images, covering most of known deep-sea species in the central Arctic Ocean. Seven new species are described: Bythoceratina lomonosovensis n. sp., Cytheropteron parahamatum n. sp.,Cytheropteron lanceae n. sp.,Cytheropteron irizukii n. sp., Pedicythere arctica n. sp.,Cluthia whatleyi n. sp.,Krithe hunti n. sp. This study provides a robust taxonomic baseline for application to paleoceanographical reconstruction and biodiversity analyses in this climatically sensitive region.