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 Solberg, Rapp, Hans Tore, Schander, Christoffer, Vader, Wim, Sweetman, Andrew Kvassnes, Berge, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2011
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; Arctic; Jan Mayen; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Knipovich Ridge; Iceland; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4004; 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-A...