A new species of the genus Paralomis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island (Southern Ocean), with notes on habitat and ecology

A new species of the genus Paralomis, Paralomis elongata, has been collected from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean. The species shows close affinity with P. anamerae Macpherson, 1988, from the Patagonian Shelf, P. africana Macpherson, 1987, from the south-western African...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Spiridonov, V., Turkay, M., Arntz, W., Thatje, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Bouvet
Bouvet Island
Macpherson
Southern Ocean
Spiess Seamount
Crozet Islands
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/24121/
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/24121/1/Spiridonov_PolarBiol_06.pdf
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Summary:A new species of the genus Paralomis, Paralomis elongata, has been collected from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean. The species shows close affinity with P. anamerae Macpherson, 1988, from the Patagonian Shelf, P. africana Macpherson, 1987, from the south-western African shelf, and P. aculeata Henderson, 1888, from Crozet Islands. Morphological differences among the species and ecological characteristics are discussed.

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