On the genus Halirages (Crustacea, Amphipoda), with the description of two new species from Scandinavia and Arctic Europe

A new common deep-sea species of Halirages Boeck, 1871 closely related to H. qvadridentatus G.O. Sars, 1877, H. cainae sp. nov., is described after specimens collected in the Norwegian Sea during the MAREANO 2009-111 cruise. Examination of the syntypes of H. elegans Norman, 1882 demonstrates that No...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:European Journal of Taxonomy
Main Author: d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
New species
Amphipoda [amphipods]
Halirages Boeck
1971
Halirages cainae
Halirages stappersi
ANE
Norway
Arctic
Norwegian Sea
Online Access:https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/234970.pdf
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Summary:A new common deep-sea species of Halirages Boeck, 1871 closely related to H. qvadridentatus G.O. Sars, 1877, H. cainae sp. nov., is described after specimens collected in the Norwegian Sea during the MAREANO 2009-111 cruise. Examination of the syntypes of H. elegans Norman, 1882 demonstrates that Norman's species is a junior synonym of H. qvadridentatus G.O. Sars, 1877 and that the species usually named H. elegans in literature was actually undescribed. The name H. stappersi sp. nov. is proposed for that species. A key to and a checklist of Halirages species is given.

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