Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna
The harpacticoid copepod fauna associated with the coral degradation zone of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) reefs was investigated for the first time in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). The species list of the coral degradation zone includes 157 species, 62 genera and 19 families, and the mo...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:840385 2023-06-11T04:13:53+02:00 Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna Gheerardyn, Hendrik De Troch, Marleen Vincx, Magda Vanreusel, Ann 2009 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/840385 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-840385 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4747 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/840385/file/840401 eng eng https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/840385 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-840385 http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4747 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/840385/file/840401 No license (in copyright) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess SCIENTIA MARINA ISSN: 0214-8358 Biology and Life Sciences harpacticoid copepods DEEP-SEA cold-water corals species composition north-east Atlantic Porcupine Seabight ANCORABOLIDAE COPEPODA ANGOLA BASIN ECOLOGY GENUS SYSTEMATICS NEMATODES PATTERNS HABITAT FUTURE journalArticle info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftunivgent https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4747 2023-04-19T22:07:25Z The harpacticoid copepod fauna associated with the coral degradation zone of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) reefs was investigated for the first time in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). The species list of the coral degradation zone includes 157 species, 62 genera and 19 families, and the most species-rich families were Ectinosomatidae (36 species), Ameiridae (29 species) and Argestidae (17 species). At least 80% of the species were considered new to science. Most of the 23 known species have been reported from NE Atlantic coastlines and from higher latitudes in northern Subpolar and Polar Seas. At the family level, the harpacticoid fauna in the Porcupine Seabight did not seem to differ markedly from other deep-sea areas, with essentially the same abundant families. However, the presence of typically epifaunal taxa indicates that the hard substrates of the coral degradation zone provide an exceptional habitat. Further, harpacticoid composition and diversity of sediment and coral fragments were compared with similar substrates in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar, Tanzania). Both regions harboured different fauna and the difference between coral and sediment was more obvious in the tropical lagoon. Species richness and evenness of the two microhabitats in the tropical lagoon were lower than in the deep sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa North East Atlantic Copepods Ghent University Academic Bibliography Porcupine Seabight ENVELOPE(-13.000,-13.000,50.500,50.500) Scientia Marina 73 4 747 760 |
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Biology and Life Sciences harpacticoid copepods DEEP-SEA cold-water corals species composition north-east Atlantic Porcupine Seabight ANCORABOLIDAE COPEPODA ANGOLA BASIN ECOLOGY GENUS SYSTEMATICS NEMATODES PATTERNS HABITAT FUTURE |
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Biology and Life Sciences harpacticoid copepods DEEP-SEA cold-water corals species composition north-east Atlantic Porcupine Seabight ANCORABOLIDAE COPEPODA ANGOLA BASIN ECOLOGY GENUS SYSTEMATICS NEMATODES PATTERNS HABITAT FUTURE Gheerardyn, Hendrik De Troch, Marleen Vincx, Magda Vanreusel, Ann Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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Biology and Life Sciences harpacticoid copepods DEEP-SEA cold-water corals species composition north-east Atlantic Porcupine Seabight ANCORABOLIDAE COPEPODA ANGOLA BASIN ECOLOGY GENUS SYSTEMATICS NEMATODES PATTERNS HABITAT FUTURE |
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The harpacticoid copepod fauna associated with the coral degradation zone of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) reefs was investigated for the first time in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). The species list of the coral degradation zone includes 157 species, 62 genera and 19 families, and the most species-rich families were Ectinosomatidae (36 species), Ameiridae (29 species) and Argestidae (17 species). At least 80% of the species were considered new to science. Most of the 23 known species have been reported from NE Atlantic coastlines and from higher latitudes in northern Subpolar and Polar Seas. At the family level, the harpacticoid fauna in the Porcupine Seabight did not seem to differ markedly from other deep-sea areas, with essentially the same abundant families. However, the presence of typically epifaunal taxa indicates that the hard substrates of the coral degradation zone provide an exceptional habitat. Further, harpacticoid composition and diversity of sediment and coral fragments were compared with similar substrates in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar, Tanzania). Both regions harboured different fauna and the difference between coral and sediment was more obvious in the tropical lagoon. Species richness and evenness of the two microhabitats in the tropical lagoon were lower than in the deep sea. |
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Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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harpacticoida (crustacea: copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the porcupine seabight (ne atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna |
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