On the biogeography of Cumacea (Crustacea, Malacostraca). A comparison between South America, the Subantarctic Islands and Antarctica: present state of the art

Cumacea (Crustacea) were collected during the Joint Magellan expedition in November 1994, by means of an epibenthic sledge from RV Victor Hensen. The cumaceans were well represented, the second abundant order after the amphipods, among the other Peracarida in depth ranges between 25 and 665 m. Twent...

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Published in:Scientia Marina
Main Author: Mühlenhardt-Siegel, Ute
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
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Online Access:https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/914
https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1295
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Summary:Cumacea (Crustacea) were collected during the Joint Magellan expedition in November 1994, by means of an epibenthic sledge from RV Victor Hensen. The cumaceans were well represented, the second abundant order after the amphipods, among the other Peracarida in depth ranges between 25 and 665 m. Twenty-five species were found in the samples mainly from the Beagle Channel, nine of them were already known for this region. 14 species were recorded for the first time for this region, 2 of them were known from the northern Argentinian coast and one from Antarctica. The most important in terms of species richness and abundance were the families Diastylidae, Nannastacidae and Leuconidae. In the Beagle Channel an almost completely different cumacean fauna was found compared to the Subantarctic Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula and eastern Antarctic (Prydz Bay) regions. Comparison of published data and the present results show moderate overlap in the cumacean fauna at the species level between the periantarctic South Georgian shelf / Antarctic Peninsula (48%). Little correspondence at the species level was found between Antarctica / Subantarctic Kerguelen (14 %), South Georgia / Kerguelen (13 %) and Magellan / Antarctica (11 %). Interestingly, the Magellan region and South Georgia show very little species overlap (5 %). It is concluded that the Antarctic shelf regions were not colonized from the Magellan region via the Scotia Arc. Durante la campaña “Joint Magellan” con el B/I “Victor Hensen” en noviembre de 1994 se capturaron Cumacea (Crustacea) con una draga epibentónica. Los cumáceos estuvieron bien representados, después de los anfípodos fueron los más abundantes entre los otros Peracarida en ámbitos de profundidades entre 25 y 665 m. Se encontraron veintitrés especies en las muestras obtenidas en el Canal del Beagle, nueve de las cuales eran ya conocidas para la región. Se han registrado catorce especies por primera vez para esta región, cuatro de ellas se habían citado en la costa norte de Argentina. Las familias Diastylidae, Nannastacidae y Leuconidae fueron las más importantes con respecto a diversidad de especies y abundancia. En el Canal del Beagle se encontró una fauna de cumáceos casi completamente diferente comparada con la de las islas subantárticas, de la Península Antártica y de las regiones en el este de la Antártida (Prydz Bay). Comparaciones de los presentes resultados con datos publicados muestran una sobreposición moderada de la fauna de cumáceos a nivel de especies entre la plataforma periantártica de Georgia del Sur y la Península Antártica (48%). Se encontraron pocas coincidencias entre la Antártida y las Kerguelen subantárticas (15%), entre Georgia del Sur y las Kerguelen (13%) y entre la región de Magallanes y la Antártida (11%). Es interesante destacar que la región de Magallanes y Georgia del Sur casi no tienen especies en común (5%). Se concluye que las regiones de la plataforma antártica no fueron colonizadas desde la región de Magallanes vía el Arco de Escocia.