A new Antarctic species of Aristias Boeck (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Aristiidae), with remarks on the genus in Antarctica

A new species of aristiid, Aristias excavatus sp. nov., is described from an Antarctic sponge. The systematics of the genus is discussed. There are now 28 known species in the genus Aristias, with just three recorded from Antarctic waters. The actual number of Antarctic species is likely to be highe...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: KILGALLEN, NIAMH M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2010
Subjects:
Crustacea
Aristiidae
Aristias excavatus
new species
Antarctica
sponge associate
Antarctic
Antarc*
antarcticus
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2426.1.2
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Summary:A new species of aristiid, Aristias excavatus sp. nov., is described from an Antarctic sponge. The systematics of the genus is discussed. There are now 28 known species in the genus Aristias, with just three recorded from Antarctic waters. The actual number of Antarctic species is likely to be higher, however, because many of these records were probably incorrectly attributed to A. antarcticus.

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