Two New Mesopelagic Appendicularians: Inopinata Inflata Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., Mesopelagica Caudaornata Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov

Two new Appendicularians: Inopinata inflata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mesopelagicn caudaornata gen. nov., sp. nov., from the family Oikopleuridae (Lohmann 1915), subfamily Oikopleurinae (Lohmann 1896a), are described from specimens collected at mesopelagic depths (660–840 m) in Bahamian waters by the...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1991-08, Vol.71 (3), p.613-621
Main Authors: Fenaux, R., Youngbluth, M. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Oikopleuridae
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Summary:Two new Appendicularians: Inopinata inflata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mesopelagicn caudaornata gen. nov., sp. nov., from the family Oikopleuridae (Lohmann 1915), subfamily Oikopleurinae (Lohmann 1896a), are described from specimens collected at mesopelagic depths (660–840 m) in Bahamian waters by the ‘Johnson-Sea-Link’ manned submersibles.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315400053182