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

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Gheerardyn, H., De Troch, M., Vincx, M., Vanreusel, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Check lists; Species composition; Copepoda [copepods]; Harpacticoida; ANE; North East Atlantic; Porcupine Seabight; Lophelia pertusa; Copepods
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/153800.pdf

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 mos...