Pseudotanais Sars, 1882 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) From the SE Australian Slope: A Gap in Our Knowledge

Magdalena Błażewicz; Aleksandra Jakiel; Graham J. Bird

doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.779001

Frontiers in Marine Science (Nov 2021)

Pseudotanais Sars, 1882 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) From the SE Australian Slope: A Gap in Our Knowledge

Magdalena Błażewicz,
Aleksandra Jakiel,
Graham J. Bird

Affiliations

Magdalena Błażewicz: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Aleksandra Jakiel: Department of Genetics and Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
Graham J. Bird: Independent Researcher, Waikanae, New Zealand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.779001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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In the current paper, we present the description of five new species of pseudotanaids sampled off the Bass Strait during two campaigns (SLOPE), which took place in 1986/8 and 1994 from the upper continental margin (slope) at depths 200–1550 m, hopefully starting to fill a gap in the knowledge of this major habitat. From five species, two occurred off eastern coast between Gippsland and Jervis Point and three others on the southern coast between Great Otway (Otway Point) and Kangaroo Island. These five species bring the total number of described pseudotanaid species 94 and to six in Australian waters.

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science

ISSN: 2296-7745 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science

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