A new species of Halophytophilus Brian, 1919 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Ectinosomatidae) from cold-water corals in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic)

• Main Authors: Gheerardyn, H., Seifried, S., Vanreusel, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Deep sea; Systematics; Ectinosomatidae; Halophytophilus lopheliae; lophelia pertusa [spider hazards]; ANE; Porcupine Seabight; Seta; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/262430.pdf

The first deep-sea representative of Halophytophilus Brian, 1919 is described from samples of dead cold-water coral fragments, glass sponge skeletons and underlying sediment collected from the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). Halophytophilus lopheliae sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congener...