Nicomache (Loxochona) lokii sp. nov. (Annelida: Polychaeta: Maldanidae) from the Loki's Castle vent field: An important structure builder in an Arctic vent system

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-170

  Kongsrud, Jon Anders ^a   Rapp, Hans Tore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Uni Environment   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic mid ocean ridge; Black smokers; Norwegian Sea; Sphingomonas; Stable isotopes; Vent fauna

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BLACK SMOKER; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; POLAR REGION; POLYCHAETE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY; TUBE DWELLER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; NORWEGIAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LOKI; MALDANIDAE; MELITIDAE; NICOMACHE; POLYCHAETA; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 84855348599     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1048-4     Document Type: Article

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