Macaronesian Pycnogonida

Thirty-two species of Pycnogonida are recorded from the region enclosed by the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania, in depths between 0 and 3100 m. Of these, four are new: Eurycyde diacantha, Achelia tenuipes, Achelia turba, and Nymphon curvidens. The ranges of nine species are enlarged.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stock, J.H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Pycnogonida
taxonomy
marine zoogeography
North Atlantic Ocean
Macaronesia
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318876
Description
Summary:Thirty-two species of Pycnogonida are recorded from the region enclosed by the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania, in depths between 0 and 3100 m. Of these, four are new: Eurycyde diacantha, Achelia tenuipes, Achelia turba, and Nymphon curvidens. The ranges of nine species are enlarged.

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