Cephalopods of the Southwest Indian OceanRidge: A hotspot of biological diversity and absence of endemism

• Main Authors: Laptikhovsky, V, Boersch-Supan, P, Bolstad, K, Kemp, K, Letessier, T, Rogers, AD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Cephalopod; Deep seas; South-West Indian Ocean Ridge; Biodiversity; Indian Ocean; Fridtjof; Indian; Fridtjof Nansen
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1470442/

A total of 68 cephalopod species belonging to 26 families (10–11% of the total known cephalopod diversity) were collected onboard R/V Fridtjof Nansen during a research survey on Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge in November–December 2009. This relatively small area extends from the Tropical front to the...