Akanthophoreus gracilis
Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) Leptognathia gracilis Holdich and Jones, 1983, 70–71; fig. 24. Material One ♀, 1 neuter, 49 ◦ 55.43 ′ N, 06 ◦ 16.41 ′ W, muddy sand with some shell breccia, 36 m depth, van Veen grab, 27 June 2009; 2♀♀, 49 ◦ 55.42 ′ N, 06 ◦ 16.41 ′ W, muddy sand with some shell...
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10536985 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC4FD16E0B45FF9FB2874752FBFEFE93 |
| Summary: | Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) Leptognathia gracilis Holdich and Jones, 1983, 70–71; fig. 24. Material One ♀, 1 neuter, 49 ◦ 55.43 ′ N, 06 ◦ 16.41 ′ W, muddy sand with some shell breccia, 36 m depth, van Veen grab, 27 June 2009; 2♀♀, 49 ◦ 55.42 ′ N, 06 ◦ 16.41 ′ W, muddy sand with some shell breccia, 37 m depth, van Veen grab, 27 June 2009. Remarks This species is generally regarded as a northern species, having been found in the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland as well as further north (Greenland; records from Alaska are in need of re-examination). Indeed, Holdich and Jones (1983) stated that its southern limit “is approximately 52 ◦ N ”. These two records, from the muddy-sand with gravel or shell substratum typical for the species, extend its known distribution much further south. Not recorded previously from the Isles of Scilly. It is unlikely that the taxa recorded as “ Leptognathia sp. ” by Rostron (1983, 1988) were of this species, as her sampling was in cleaner sand; those records are presumed to have been Tanaissus danica (see below). Published as part of Bamber, Roger N., 2011, The marine fauna and flora of the Isles of Scilly. Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida), pp. 1801-1815 in Journal of Natural History 45 (29 - 30) on pages 1808-1810, DOI:10.1080/00222933.2011.560968, http://zenodo.org/record/5203995 |
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