Taxonomic revision of deep-sea Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean

ABSTRACT: Taxonomic revision of deep-sea Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean was conducted to reduce taxonomic uncertainty that will improve our understanding of species ecology, biogeography and relationship to faunas from other deep-sea regions. Fifteen genera and 40 species were examined and (re-)ill...

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Main Authors: Brouwers, EM, Yasuhara, M, Stepanova, A, Okahashi, H, Cronin, TM
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Museum of Natural History. 2014
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/210894
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Summary:ABSTRACT: Taxonomic revision of deep-sea Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean was conducted to reduce taxonomic uncertainty that will improve our understanding of species ecology, biogeography and relationship to faunas from other deep-sea regions. Fifteen genera and 40 species were examined and (re-)illustrated with high-resolution scanning electron microscopy images, covering most of known deep-sea species in the central Arctic Ocean. Seven new species are described: Bythoceratina lomonosovensis n. sp., Cytheropteron parahamatum n. sp., Cytheropteron lanceae n. sp.,Cytheropteron irizukii n. sp., Pedicythere arctica n. sp., Cluthiawhatleyi n. sp., Krithe hunti n. sp. This study provides a robust taxonomic baseline for application to paleoceanographical reconstruction and biodiversity analyses in this climatically sensitive region.

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