Abstract
A new species of the genus Paralomis, Paralomis elongata, has been collected from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean. The species shows close affinity with P. anamerae Macpherson, 1988, from the Patagonian Shelf, P. africana Macpherson, 1987, from the south-western African shelf, and P. aculeata Henderson, 1888, from Crozet Islands. Morphological differences among the species and ecological characteristics are discussed.
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We are indebted to the captain and crew of RV Polarstern for assistance at sea and the Norwegian government for the sampling permit for waters off Bouvet Island. Our gratitude also extends to Paul Clark (NHM, London) for providing the holotype of Paralomis aculeate for examination and to Kristin Pietratus (SMF) for technical assistance during the work with collections. We furthermore thank two anonymous referees for their valuable comments on the manuscript. The work of VAS in the collections of the Research Institute and Museum Senckenberg, Frankfurt on Main (SMF), was made possible through an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship in 1994–1996 and the visiting scientists grants provided by the Senkenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft.
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Spiridonov, V., Türkay, M., Arntz, W.E. et al. A new species of the genus Paralomis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island (Southern Ocean), with notes on habitat and ecology. Polar Biol 29, 137–146 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0087-0
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