Furcarcturus polarsterni gen. nov., sp. nov., a large deep-sea arcturid isopod from the Drake Passage, with a preliminary molecular characterization

A new arcturid species of unusual size (> 6 cm) is described from a locality in the Drake Passage at 3720m depth. Due to the unique combination of characters found in these isopods, the new genus Furcarcturus is proposed. Sequences of the 16S rRNA gene obtained from eight species indicate that th...

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Published in:Polar biology 2000-11, Vol.23 (12), p.833-839
Main Authors: BALTZER, Christian, HELD, Christoph, WÄGELE, Johann Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antarcturus
Biological and medical sciences
Chaetarcturus
Crustacea
Crustaceans
Deep sea
Fossils
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Isopoda
Marine biology
Morphology
Systematics. Geographical distribution
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new arcturid species of unusual size (> 6 cm) is described from a locality in the Drake Passage at 3720m depth. Due to the unique combination of characters found in these isopods, the new genus Furcarcturus is proposed. Sequences of the 16S rRNA gene obtained from eight species indicate that the new species does not belong to groups of species currently placed in the genera Antarcturus and Chaetarcturus. More sequences are needed to corroborate arcturid phlylogeny.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s003000000160