Exitomelita sigynae gen. et sp. nov.: a new amphipod from the Arctic Loki Castle vent field with potential gill ectosymbionts

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Tandberg, Anne Helene, Rapp, Hans Tore, Schander, Christoffer, Vader, Wim, Sweetman, Andrew K., Berge, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2011
• Subjects: Vent fauna; Melitidae; Arctic mid-ocean ridge; Hydrothermal vents; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; Arctic; Jan Mayen; Knipovich Ridge; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Iceland; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/5743; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1115-x

The newly discovered deep-sea hydrothermal vent field ‘‘Loki’s Castle’’ at 2,350 m depth at 70 N on the Knipovich Ridge north of the island Jan Mayen is the only known black smoker field from the Arctic Ridge system. This vent field holds a unique fauna clearly distinct from vent sites along the Mid...