Vulcanolepas scotiaensis sp. nov., a new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Buckeridge, John S., Linse, Katrin, Jackson, Jennifer A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2013
• Subjects: Crustacea; Cirripedia; Scalpelliformes; Neolepadini; Vulcanolepas; hydrothermal vent taxa; Scotia Sea; Antarctica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; Pacific; East Scotia Ridge; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3745.5.4; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.5.4

A new deep-sea stalked barnacle, Vulcanolepas scotiaensis sp. nov. is described from hydrothermal vents at depths of 2400–2600 metres along segments of the East Scotia Ridge and from 1400 metres in the Kemp Caldera. Both locations are areas of volcanic activity that lie on the Antarctic-South Americ...