Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc

Ascidians are found in all the oceans. The Polar Front is considered a strong barrier, especially for benthic organisms, separating the Southern Ocean from other oceans. Its influence on ascidian species present at the boundary of the Magellan and Antarctic regions along the Scotia Arc and on the sp...

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Published in:Scientia Marina
Main Authors: Tatiàn, Marcos, Antacli, Julieta Carolina, Sahade, Ricardo
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Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2005
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spelling ftjscientiamarin:oai:scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es:article/325 2023-05-15T13:41:51+02:00 Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc Ascidias (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): distribución específica a lo largo del Arco de Scotia Tatiàn, Marcos Antacli, Julieta Carolina Sahade, Ricardo 2005-12-30 application/pdf https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/325 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2205 eng eng Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/325/325 https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/325 doi:10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2205 Copyright (c) 2005 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientia Marina; Vol. 69 No. S2 (2005); 205-214 Scientia Marina; Vol. 69 Núm. S2 (2005); 205-214 1886-8134 0214-8358 10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2 Tunicata Scotia Arc Polar Front biogeography Arco de Scotia Frente Polar biogeografía info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares 2005 ftjscientiamarin https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2205 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2 2022-03-20T16:30:24Z Ascidians are found in all the oceans. The Polar Front is considered a strong barrier, especially for benthic organisms, separating the Southern Ocean from other oceans. Its influence on ascidian species present at the boundary of the Magellan and Antarctic regions along the Scotia Arc and on the species composition at each station is inferred from the samples taken during the “LAMPOS” cruise. Ascidians were collected by Agassiz (AGT) and bottom (GSN) trawls at depths between 250 and 587 m on different types of substrate. Of 25 identified species/morphospecies one is new and eight were found in new localities, enlarging the known range of five of these species. Muddy bottoms were found to support higher species richness than hard bottoms, and the South Georgia Islands are found to be the northern limit for Antarctic species and the southern limit for Magellan ones. Affinity between the ascidian fauna of the Magellan region and the Antarctic is slightly stronger than was previously considered; there is also a species gradient along the Scotia Arc, which can be regarded as a bridge between the two regions. Las ascidias habitan todos los mares. Considerado como una barrera especialmente para los organismos del bentos, el Frente Polar separa al Océano Austral del resto de los océanos. A partir de la composición de especies colectadas en cada estación durante el crucero “LAMPOS”, se infiere la influencia del Frente Polar sobre las especies de ascidias presentes en el límite entre las regiones magallánica y antártica a lo largo del Arco de Scotia. Los ejemplares fueron colectados mediante rastra Agassiz y red de fondo entre 250 y 587 m, en tipos diferentes de sustrato. De un total de 25 especies/morfoespecies identificadas, una es nueva mientras que ocho fueron encontradas en nuevas localidades extendiendo el rango de distribución conocido para cinco de ellas. Se encontró una mayor riqueza de especies sobre fondos lodosos que sobre fondos duros. Las islas Georgias del Sur constituyen el límite norte para las especies antárticas y el límite sur para las magallánicas. Las afinidades entre la ascidiofauna de las regiones magallánica y antártica son ligeramente mayores de lo que se consideraba, existiendo un gradiente a lo largo de las islas del Arco de Scotia, las cuales constituirían un puente biogeográfico entre dichas áreas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antártica Southern Ocean Scientia Marina (E-Journal) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Austral Límite ENVELOPE(-57.629,-57.629,-61.898,-61.898) Scientia Marina 69 S2 205 214
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topic Tunicata
Scotia Arc
Polar Front
biogeography
Arco de Scotia
Frente Polar
biogeografía
spellingShingle Tunicata
Scotia Arc
Polar Front
biogeography
Arco de Scotia
Frente Polar
biogeografía
Tatiàn, Marcos
Antacli, Julieta Carolina
Sahade, Ricardo
Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
topic_facet Tunicata
Scotia Arc
Polar Front
biogeography
Arco de Scotia
Frente Polar
biogeografía
description Ascidians are found in all the oceans. The Polar Front is considered a strong barrier, especially for benthic organisms, separating the Southern Ocean from other oceans. Its influence on ascidian species present at the boundary of the Magellan and Antarctic regions along the Scotia Arc and on the species composition at each station is inferred from the samples taken during the “LAMPOS” cruise. Ascidians were collected by Agassiz (AGT) and bottom (GSN) trawls at depths between 250 and 587 m on different types of substrate. Of 25 identified species/morphospecies one is new and eight were found in new localities, enlarging the known range of five of these species. Muddy bottoms were found to support higher species richness than hard bottoms, and the South Georgia Islands are found to be the northern limit for Antarctic species and the southern limit for Magellan ones. Affinity between the ascidian fauna of the Magellan region and the Antarctic is slightly stronger than was previously considered; there is also a species gradient along the Scotia Arc, which can be regarded as a bridge between the two regions. Las ascidias habitan todos los mares. Considerado como una barrera especialmente para los organismos del bentos, el Frente Polar separa al Océano Austral del resto de los océanos. A partir de la composición de especies colectadas en cada estación durante el crucero “LAMPOS”, se infiere la influencia del Frente Polar sobre las especies de ascidias presentes en el límite entre las regiones magallánica y antártica a lo largo del Arco de Scotia. Los ejemplares fueron colectados mediante rastra Agassiz y red de fondo entre 250 y 587 m, en tipos diferentes de sustrato. De un total de 25 especies/morfoespecies identificadas, una es nueva mientras que ocho fueron encontradas en nuevas localidades extendiendo el rango de distribución conocido para cinco de ellas. Se encontró una mayor riqueza de especies sobre fondos lodosos que sobre fondos duros. Las islas Georgias del Sur constituyen el límite norte para las especies antárticas y el límite sur para las magallánicas. Las afinidades entre la ascidiofauna de las regiones magallánica y antártica son ligeramente mayores de lo que se consideraba, existiendo un gradiente a lo largo de las islas del Arco de Scotia, las cuales constituirían un puente biogeográfico entre dichas áreas.
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author Tatiàn, Marcos
Antacli, Julieta Carolina
Sahade, Ricardo
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Antacli, Julieta Carolina
Sahade, Ricardo
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title Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
title_short Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
title_full Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
title_fullStr Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
title_full_unstemmed Ascidians (Tunicata, Ascidiacea): species distribution along the Scotia Arc
title_sort ascidians (tunicata, ascidiacea): species distribution along the scotia arc
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Southern Ocean
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Southern Ocean
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