Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 76-111

  Martynov, Alexander V ^a   Litvinova, Nina M ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Distribution; North Atlantic; Ophiuroidea; Reykjanes Ridge; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; ECHINODERM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NEW SPECIES; SPICULE; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; REYKJANES RIDGE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CUSPIDATA; HOMALOPHIURA; OPHIACANTHA; OPHIACANTHA ANOMALA; OPHIACANTHA BIDENTATA; OPHIUROIDEA; OPHIUROLEPIS;

EID: 39749091032     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000701840066     Document Type: Article

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