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Recent samples of mainly rare decapod Crustacea taken from the deep-sea floor of the southern West Europe Basin

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Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 154))

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Abstract

During cruise 198 of F.R.V. ‘Walther Herwig III’ in August/September 1998, eight successful hauls were made in the southern part of the West Europe Basin from the bottom in a depth of about 4700 m. Seven samples were taken around 46° N, 17° W and one at 46° N, 13° W. In the same region, two decapod crustaceans were dredged during cruise 175 in 1996 and one in 1993. The following species of typical deep-sea decapods, most of them rarely recorded, were collected: Willemoesia leptodactyla (Willemoes-Suhm, 1873); Parapagurus abyssorum (Filhol, 1885); Munidopsis crassa Smith,1885; Munidopsis parfaiti (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894); Heterogenys microphthalma (Smith, 1885); Glyphocrangon atlantica Chace, 1939; Benthesicymus brasiliensis Bate, 1881; Benthesicymus iridescens Bate, 1881; Plesiopenaeus armatus (Bate, 1881). For most of these species of Reptantia and Natantia, our knowledge on vertical and/or geographic range is extended considerably by the new records and some new records enable us to enlarge our knowledge on morphological variations within these species.

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Abbreviations

Cpb:

breadth of carapace

Cpl:

length of carapace

Sl:

shield length

Tl:

total length

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Tiefenbacher, L. (2001). Recent samples of mainly rare decapod Crustacea taken from the deep-sea floor of the southern West Europe Basin. In: Paula, J.P.M., Flores, A.A.V., Fransen, C.H.J.M. (eds) Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 154. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0645-2_5

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