Halacaridae (Acari) von der Josephinebank und der Großen Meteorbank aus dem östlichen Nordatlantik : I. Die Halacaridae aus den Schleppnetzproben

In 9 samples from the Josephine Bank and Great Meteor Bank 23 halacarids were found among a macrofauna; mainly on hydroids and anthozoans. The 6 species found were Halacams actenos TROUESSART, Copidognathus tricomeata (LOHMANN), C. longipes n. sp., Agane alberti (TROUESSART), Aganopsis meteoris n. s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartsch, Ilse
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
Published: Bornträger 1973
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Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56783/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56783/1/Bartsch_I_1973_D.pdf
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Summary:In 9 samples from the Josephine Bank and Great Meteor Bank 23 halacarids were found among a macrofauna; mainly on hydroids and anthozoans. The 6 species found were Halacams actenos TROUESSART, Copidognathus tricomeata (LOHMANN), C. longipes n. sp., Agane alberti (TROUESSART), Aganopsis meteoris n. sp., and Lohmannella falcata (HODGE). Agane drygalski (LOHMANN) and A. bradypus NEWELL are considered to be synonyms of A. alberti. Copidognathus longipes and Aganopsis meteoris were not yet known. Copidognathus triconeata is new to the fauna of the North Atlantic. The most common species was Agane alberti; 11 individuals were found in 7 of the 9 samples.