Anfipodos bentonicos (Amphilochidea y Senticaudata) en el centro norte de la plataforma continental del Peru.

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Date: Dec. 2018
From: Revista peruana de biología(Vol. 25, Issue 4)
Publisher: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Document Type: Article
Length: 12,278 words

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En el presente trabajo se reportan las especies de anfípodos bentónicos de los subórdenes Amphilochidea y Senticaudata de la Plataforma Continental Centro Norte del Perú (03[grados]24'S - 79[grados]30'W a 09[grados]00'S - 81[grados]30'W) colectadas durante la estación de otoño. A partir de 136 puntos de muestreo, distribuidas en entre 22 y 372 m, se determinaron 28 taxa de anfípodos, pertenecientes a 15 familias; 14 especies consideradas como nuevos registros para el mar peruano. La familia Ampeliscidae fue la más diversa, con 11 especies. Se incluye información taxonómica descriptiva y distribución geográfica referenciada. Palabras claves: anfípodos; plataforma continental; ecosistema de la corriente de Humboldt; biodiversidad; bentos. In this work, amphipod species of the suborder Amphilochidea and Senticaudata from the North-Central Continental Platform of Peru (03[degrees]24'S - 79[degrees]30'W to 09[degrees]00'S - 81[degrees]30'W) are reported. 136 stations were sampled, range between 22 to 372 m in depth, all collections were during the autumn. We determined 28 species, belonging to 15 families. Ampeliscidae family was the most diverse with eleven (11) species. Of the total of species, 14 species are new records to Peruvian sea. Indeed, this research includes descriptive taxonomic information and referenced geographical distribution. Keywords: Amphipod; continental shelf; diversity; Humboldt Current System; benthos.
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