Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide
| Autor: | Tammy Horton, Anne-Nina Lörz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Amphipoda worldwide distribution Arthropoda 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Iphimedioidea 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Deep sea Abyssal zone Porcupine Abyssal Plain Genus Systematics Animalia Benthic Malacostraca Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Taxonomy Amathillopsidae Polychaete biology biology.organism_classification Seafloor spreading Europe Geography Oceanography QL1-991 Benthic zone Animal Science and Zoology Zoology Research Article Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 1031, Iss, Pp 19-39 (2021) ZooKeys ZooKeys 1031: 19-39 |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 |
| Popis: | Amathillopsidae is a widely distributed, but rarely sampled family of deep-sea amphipods. During a recent expedition to the North Atlantic, specimens were filmed clinging to a polychaete tube in situ at abyssal depths by a Remote Operated Vehicle and then sampled for further study. The species was new to science and is described in detail herein. A barcode sequence is provided. Further investigations of photographic and video records revealed the genusAmathillopsisto be more widely distributed, both geographically and bathymetrically, than indicated by current literature records, and that these species occur at abyssal depths in all oceans. Specimens ofAmathillopsisare reported clinging to a variety of different organisms whose erect structures provide the means to raise these charismatic deep-sea predators above the seafloor facilitating feeding opportunities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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