D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of the marine molluscs.
D. João de Castro Bank (DJC) is a shallow seamount with hydrothermal activity located between the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, Azores (Portugal). Due to its remote location, few investigators have worked in the area. Thirty-three species of marine molluscs are recorded as new for DJC which br...
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| Idioma: | eng |
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2008
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/185 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/185 |
| Resumo: | D. João de Castro Bank (DJC) is a shallow seamount with hydrothermal activity located between the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, Azores (Portugal). Due to its remote location, few investigators have worked in the area. Thirty-three species of marine molluscs are recorded as new for DJC which brings the total number of species to 42 for this specific area. Common micro-mollusc species known for the Azores (e.g.: the sublittoral species Alvania poucheti and Setia subvaricosa) are not present, and possible reasons for this are discussed. |
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