OCCURRENCE OF 2 LITHODID CRABS (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, LITHODIDAE) IN THE COLD SEEP ZONE OF THE SOUTH BARBADOS ACCRETIONARY PRISM

Authors
MACPHERSON E
Citation
E. Macpherson, OCCURRENCE OF 2 LITHODID CRABS (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, LITHODIDAE) IN THE COLD SEEP ZONE OF THE SOUTH BARBADOS ACCRETIONARY PRISM, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 107(3), 1994, pp. 465-468
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
0006324X
Volume
107
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
465 - 468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(1994)107:3<465:OO2LC(>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Two species of lithodid crabs from a cold seep area south of the islan d of Barbados, Caribbean Sea, are reported. One of the species, Paralo mis arethusa, is new, and is described. The other species is Lithodes manningi Macpherson. This is the first report of representatives of th is family in areas of emissions of chemically reduced fluids.