First recorded occurrence of Cheirocratus robustus Sars, 1894 in the British Isles

Background: Collections of the amphipod genus Cheirocratus from the North Sea and Ireland proved to include C. robustus Sars a species previously known only from Norway and Sweden. Results: Material of C.robustus is described and figured from the Humber and Ireland together with the closely related...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Marine Biodiversity Records
Main Authors: Myers, Alan A., McGrath, David, Musk, Will
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017
Subjects:
Amphipoda
Cheirocratus robustus
British Isles
New record
North Atlantic
North East Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10468/3535
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-017-0106-1
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Summary:Background: Collections of the amphipod genus Cheirocratus from the North Sea and Ireland proved to include C. robustus Sars a species previously known only from Norway and Sweden. Results: Material of C.robustus is described and figured from the Humber and Ireland together with the closely related species C. sundevalli (Rathke). A key to males of the Cheirocratus species of the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean is provided. Conclusions: C. robustus is shown to be widespread in the eastern North Atlantic where it was previously overlooked.

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