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Notable Crustacea (Mysida, Amphipoda and Decapoda) from England's deepest and most remote Marine Conservation Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2022

Christopher W. Ashelby*
Affiliation:
APEM Ltd, Diamond Centre, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1LW, UK
Paul McIlwaine
Affiliation:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
Alex Callaway
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, Antrim BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland, UK
Søren Pears
Affiliation:
APEM Ltd, Diamond Centre, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1LW, UK
*
Author for correspondence: Christopher W. Ashelby, E-mail: c.ashelby@apemltd.co.uk

Abstract

A recent survey of The Canyons Marine Conservation Zone provided noteworthy records of several crustacean species, which are presented here. The geographic or bathymetric ranges of several species are considerably extended, while the genus Rhachotropis, which has not previously been reported from British waters, is represented by two species. Other species that were previously only known in British waters from very few, often historical, records are also reported.

Type
Marine Record
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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