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A new fossil mantis shrimp and the convergent evolution of a lobster-like morphotype [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Eumalacostracan crustaceans all have a more or less stereotypic body organisation in the sense of tagmosis. Originally, this included a head with six segments (ocular segment plus five appendage-bearing segments), a thorax region with eight segments, and
Carolin Haug, Joachim T. Haug
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Lighten up the dark: metazoan parasites as indicators for the ecology of Antarctic crocodile icefish (Channichthyidae) from the north-west Antarctic Peninsula [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Due to its remote and isolated location, Antarctica is home to a unique diversity of species. The harsh conditions have shaped a primarily highly adapted endemic fauna. This includes the notothenioid family Channichthyidae.
Thomas Kuhn +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 The vertical and horizontal distributions of Euphausiacea in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), including the location of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, were analyzed from 340 trawl samples collected between April and June 2011. This study is the first
Tamara M. Frank +4 more
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A note on stomach contents of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Icelandic waters
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2000 There is limited available information on food habits of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in coastal Iceland. Sixty-eight minke whales were examined for stomach contents; 51.5% contained fish only, 22.1 % krill (Euphausiacea) only, 25.0% fish ...
Jóhann Sigurjónsson +2 more
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Distribution and population dynamics of Euphausia lucens (Euphausiacea) in the southern Benguela current [PDF]
, 1987 Bibliography: leaves 182-196.The thesis first reviews the research on zooplankton ecology in the Benguela system and then evaluates the contribution of euphausiids to the zooplankton biomass of the southern Benguela region. The study further investigates
Pillar, Stanley C
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba (Eucarida: Euphausiacea)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is a very important species in Antarctic ecosystem. The mitochondrial genome of E. superba was completed with 16,591 bp in length, gene arrangement and order was the same as previous studies. The overall A + T content is
Ming Zhao +5 more
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Development of Thysanopoda egregia (Euphausiacea) furciliae and early juvenile [PDF]
Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2013 Author(s): Brinton, E; Townsend, AW; Knight, MD; Ohman, MD | Abstract: Nine furcilia and the early juvenile phase of the deep-sea euphausiid Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905 are described and illustrated for the first time. This identification of the bathypelagic species is made on the basis of the very large, well-developed and dark-brown eyes, short ...
Brinton, Edward +3 more
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Ecosystem maturation follows the warming of the Arctic fjords
Oceanologia, 2017 Two fjords in West Spitsbergen (Hornsund 77°N and Kongsfjorden 79°N) differ with regard to their exposure towards increasingly warm Atlantic water inflow.
Jan Marcin Węsławski +3 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2013 Euphausiids are marine pelagic crustaceans widely distributed in all latitudes and oceans of the world.They are parasitized by a wide spectrum of parasite species. Cestodes of the Order Trypanorhyncha are endoparasitichelminths that as adults exclusively
David González Solís +2 more
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Taxonomic review of the orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (crustacea, peracarida). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats. The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 genera, 16 species), however, are
Kenneth Meland +3 more
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