New and little known corophiidean amphipods from the 'Lucky Strike' hydrothermal vent, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Two species of corophiid amphipods are described from the `Lucky Strike' hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near the Acores. One species, Bonnierella compar sp. nov is new to science, the other, Autonoe longicornis has not been reported since the original description of a single female...
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Idioma: | eng |
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2013
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Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/10305 |
País: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/10305 |
Resumo: | Two species of corophiid amphipods are described from the `Lucky Strike' hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near the Acores. One species, Bonnierella compar sp. nov is new to science, the other, Autonoe longicornis has not been reported since the original description of a single female in 1909. Full descriptions are provided of the new species, and of the previously unknown male of A. longicornis. |
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