New records of two deep-sea Periclimenes species (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) from the North-East Atlantic

During the “Tydeman” CANCAP VII expedition to the Cape Verde Islands in 1986 and the “Tyro” MAURITANIA II Expedition to the Banque d’Arguin off the coast of Mauritania in 1988, several specimens belonging to two species within the genus Periclimenes were trawled from deep water constituting range ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Crustaceana
Main Author: Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Charles)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Periclimenes
deep water
NE Atlantic
range extension
North East Atlantic
Online Access:https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/800731
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10389
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Summary:During the “Tydeman” CANCAP VII expedition to the Cape Verde Islands in 1986 and the “Tyro” MAURITANIA II Expedition to the Banque d’Arguin off the coast of Mauritania in 1988, several specimens belonging to two species within the genus Periclimenes were trawled from deep water constituting range extensions for both species. The specimens are here compared with previous descriptions, illustrated, and their distribution is discussed.

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