Distribution patterns in Atlantic hydroids
The present study is a first attempt to comparing the hydroid faunas of the various Zoogeographie areas of the Atlantic Ocean. We restricted ourselves to species of the orders Antho- and Leptomedusae, of which 1050 species were taken into account. The classification of zoogeographic areas used follo...
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ftnaturalis:oai:repository.naturalis.nl:317893 2024-02-11T09:56:25+01:00 Distribution patterns in Atlantic hydroids Medel, M.D. L\xc3\xb3pez-Gonz\xc3\xa1lez, P.J. 1998-01-01 application/pdf https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317893 unknown https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317893 Zoologische Verhandelingen vol. 323 no. 13, pp. 155-168 Hydrozoa zoogeography faunal affinities Atlantic Ocean info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1998 ftnaturalis 2024-01-17T23:26:43Z The present study is a first attempt to comparing the hydroid faunas of the various Zoogeographie areas of the Atlantic Ocean. We restricted ourselves to species of the orders Antho- and Leptomedusae, of which 1050 species were taken into account. The classification of zoogeographic areas used follows Ekman and Briggs, with slight modifications; thus, the Strait of Gibraltar is here considered as a separate zoogeographic area due to its character of a transition zone between several areas in the Northeastern Atlantic Region. Species were arranged into Zoogeographic groups to compare the faunal composition of the various Zoogeographic areas. The Dice similarity index was used for each comparison.\nThe fauna of North-eastern Region can be split into three groups of similarity: 1) that of the Mediterranean and Lusitanian Provinces plus the Boreal Subregion, 2) that of the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mauritanian Province, and 3) that of the Senegalian Subregion (probably due to the lack of knowledge of its fauna). Just like in Senegalian Subregion, the South-eastern Atlantic Region takes an isolated position (presumably at least in part because the vast majority of data is from South Africa alone).\nIn the North-western Region, the North American and Caribbean Provinces are closely related to each other and to the Brazilian Subregion. The Arctic and Antarctic (together with the Argentinian Subregion) are the most isolated regions.\nAs a general rule, widely distributed species dominate in each region. In the North-eastern Region, the number of such species increases from higher latitudes to the Equator. In the Mediterranean, their number decreases in favour of endemic species. The fauna of the Strait of Gibraltar is more related to that of the Atlantic part of the North-eastern Region than to that of the Mediterranean Province. The high number of endemics in the South-eastern Region and in the Caribbean Province is remarkable. It is also noticeable that the Brazilian Province shares more species with the ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Naturalis Institutional Repository Antarctic Arctic Briggs ENVELOPE(-63.017,-63.017,-64.517,-64.517) |
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The present study is a first attempt to comparing the hydroid faunas of the various Zoogeographie areas of the Atlantic Ocean. We restricted ourselves to species of the orders Antho- and Leptomedusae, of which 1050 species were taken into account. The classification of zoogeographic areas used follows Ekman and Briggs, with slight modifications; thus, the Strait of Gibraltar is here considered as a separate zoogeographic area due to its character of a transition zone between several areas in the Northeastern Atlantic Region. Species were arranged into Zoogeographic groups to compare the faunal composition of the various Zoogeographic areas. The Dice similarity index was used for each comparison.\nThe fauna of North-eastern Region can be split into three groups of similarity: 1) that of the Mediterranean and Lusitanian Provinces plus the Boreal Subregion, 2) that of the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mauritanian Province, and 3) that of the Senegalian Subregion (probably due to the lack of knowledge of its fauna). Just like in Senegalian Subregion, the South-eastern Atlantic Region takes an isolated position (presumably at least in part because the vast majority of data is from South Africa alone).\nIn the North-western Region, the North American and Caribbean Provinces are closely related to each other and to the Brazilian Subregion. The Arctic and Antarctic (together with the Argentinian Subregion) are the most isolated regions.\nAs a general rule, widely distributed species dominate in each region. In the North-eastern Region, the number of such species increases from higher latitudes to the Equator. In the Mediterranean, their number decreases in favour of endemic species. The fauna of the Strait of Gibraltar is more related to that of the Atlantic part of the North-eastern Region than to that of the Mediterranean Province. The high number of endemics in the South-eastern Region and in the Caribbean Province is remarkable. It is also noticeable that the Brazilian Province shares more species with the ... |
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Medel, M.D. L\xc3\xb3pez-Gonz\xc3\xa1lez, P.J. |
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Distribution patterns in Atlantic hydroids |
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