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Distribution of Hydrothermal Alvinocaridid Shrimps

Citation

Lunina AA, Vereshchaka AL (2014). Data from: Distribution of Hydrothermal Alvinocaridid Shrimps: Effect of Geomorphology and Specialization to Extreme Biotopes. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 76 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=alvinocaridi_shrimps released on June 20, 2015. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5176

Contact: Lunina, Anastasia ; Mackay, Kevin

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Description

The aim of this study is to review of our knowledge about distribution of recently known species of vent shrimps and to analyze factors influencing distribution patterns. Analyses are based upon (1) original material taken during eight cruises in the Atlantic Ocean (a total of 5861 individuals) and (2) available literature data from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Vent shrimps have two patterns of the species ranges: local (single vent site) and regional (three - six vent sites). more

Pacific species ranges are mainly of the local type and the Atlantic species ranges are of the regional type. The regional type of species ranges may be associated with channels providing easy larval dispersal (rift valleys, trenches), while the local type is characteristic for other areas. Specialization of a shrimp genus to extreme vent habitats leads to two effects: (1) an increase in the number of vent fields inhabited by the genus and (2) a decrease of species number within the genus.

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Invertebrates

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, A, Atlantic, I, Pacific, ISW, Indian Ocean, Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986

Geographical coverage

A, Atlantic [Marine Regions]

I, Pacific [Marine Regions]

ISW, Indian Ocean [Marine Regions]

Taxonomic coverage

Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 [WoRMS]

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