STEGOCEPHALID (CRUSTACEA, AMPHIPODA) SPECIES COLLECTED IN THE BIOFAR AND BIOICE PROGRAMS

Authors
BERGE J VADER W
Citation
J. Berge et W. Vader, STEGOCEPHALID (CRUSTACEA, AMPHIPODA) SPECIES COLLECTED IN THE BIOFAR AND BIOICE PROGRAMS, Sarsia, 82(4), 1997, pp. 347-370
Citations number
53
Journal title
Sarsia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00364827
Volume
82
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
347 - 370
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-4827(1997)82:4<347:S(ASCI>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The present paper presents a survey of the stegocephalid (Crustacea, A mphipoda) species collected during both the BIOFAR programme around th e Faroe Islands and the BIOICE programme around Iceland. Altogether, t he two programmes have secured 2419 stegocephalid specimens belonging to 16 species and 10 genera. 525 of these specimens were secured durin g the BIOFAR programme (47 different stations) while the remaining 189 4 specimens were secured by the BIOICE programme from 66 different sta tions. Two new species ate described, and 10 species new to the area r eported.