Possible causes of amphi-Atlantic distribution of Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1776) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in the North Atlantic: a review

• Published in: Zoosystematics and Evolution
• Main Authors: Wildish,David J., McDonald,John. H.
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023
• Subjects: evolution; dispersal; North Atlantic; O. gammarellus; zoogeography; Canada; Lowry; Myers; Iceland; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.99.95980; https://zse.pensoft.net/article/95980/

Hypotheses concerning the modern distribution of Orchestia gammarellus (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) and its causes in the North Atlantic are discussed. The synanthropic dispersal hypothesis of Henzler and Ingólfsson (2008) considers O. gammarellus as originating on the eastern shore of the Nor...