North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations
While amphipods are key players in any marine environment, hardly anything is known about their cold-water coral associations. As part of Remotely Operated Vehicle-examinations of cold-water corals from the Reykjanes Ridge southwest of Iceland, we sampled several species of the amphipod family Pleu...
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While amphipods are key players in any marine environment, hardly anything is known about their cold-water coral associations. As part of Remotely Operated Vehicle-examinations of cold-water corals from the Reykjanes Ridge southwest of Iceland, we sampled several species of the amphipod family Pleustidae, often hundreds of specimens from single corals. The live camera sampling allowed an investigation of the host specificy of the amphipods and a detailed taxonomic investigation including in situ images. Several species new to science were discovered; here, we describe Neopleustes schwentneri sp. nov. and Stenopleustes jeskulkeae sp. nov. in detail. An extensive documentation of morphological details via Scanning Electron Microscope Images gives unprecedented insights into the diversity of Pleustidae in association with cold-water corals.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a05ca6859974e1ba219f50cf3fcae1d2025-08-22T19:30:15ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732025-08-011009110.5852/ejt.2025.1009.3017North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associationsAnne-Nina Lörz0Anne Helene S. Tandberg1Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF) Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) University of Hamburg, Große Elbstraße 133, 22767 Hamburg, GermanyUniversity Museum Bergen, Department for Natural History, University of Bergen, PO Box 7800, NO-4020 Bergen, Norway While amphipods are key players in any marine environment, hardly anything is known about their cold-water coral associations. As part of Remotely Operated Vehicle-examinations of cold-water corals from the Reykjanes Ridge southwest of Iceland, we sampled several species of the amphipod family Pleustidae, often hundreds of specimens from single corals. The live camera sampling allowed an investigation of the host specificy of the amphipods and a detailed taxonomic investigation including in situ images. Several species new to science were discovered; here, we describe Neopleustes schwentneri sp. nov. and Stenopleustes jeskulkeae sp. nov. in detail. An extensive documentation of morphological details via Scanning Electron Microscope Images gives unprecedented insights into the diversity of Pleustidae in association with cold-water corals. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/3017Pleustidaecold-water coralsdeep-seaSEMROV |
| spellingShingle | Anne-Nina Lörz Anne Helene S. Tandberg North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations European Journal of Taxonomy Pleustidae cold-water corals deep-sea SEM ROV |
| title | North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations |
| title_full | North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations |
| title_fullStr | North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations |
| title_full_unstemmed | North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations |
| title_short | North Atlantic Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with a focus on cold-water coral associations |
| title_sort | north atlantic pleustidae crustacea amphipoda with a focus on cold water coral associations |
| topic | Pleustidae cold-water corals deep-sea SEM ROV |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/3017 |
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