High abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 1985 (Polychaeta : Oweniidae) in the deep sea of the Eastern Mediterranean

Authors
Fiege, D Kroncke, I Barnich, R
Citation
D. Fiege et al., High abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 1985 (Polychaeta : Oweniidae) in the deep sea of the Eastern Mediterranean, HYDROBIOL, 426(1-3), 2000, pp. 97-103
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
HYDROBIOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00188158 → ACNP
Volume
426
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
97 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-8158(20000515)426:1-3<97:HAOMFN>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
An exceptionally high abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 198 5 (Polychaeta: Oweniidae) is reported for the Ierapetra Basin in the Easter n Mediterranean Sea from depths of 4159 and 4260 m, representing the first record outside the Norwegian and Arctic Sea and extending the depth range b y more than 1600 m. Specimens are described and compared to closely related species.