Lophogastrida and Mysida (Crustacea) of the “ DIVA- 1 ” deep-sea expedition to the Angola Basin (SE-Atlantic)
Author
Wittmann, Karl J.
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-04-16
628
1
43
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2020.628
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Boreomysis bispinosa
O.S.
Tattersall, 1955
Material examined
(non-types only)
ANGOLA BASIN
•
1 imm.
(BL =
8.3 mm
, eyes missing);
17°4.935′ S
,
4°40.805′ E
to 17°07.454′ S,
4°42.276′ E; bottom depth 5460–
5460 m
;
25 Jul. 2000
; DIVA-1 exped., #344;
epinet of epibenthic sledge
;
ZMH 58248
•
1 ♀ ad.
(estimated BL =
12.6 mm
, cephalothorax and exuvia);
16°16.989′ S
,
5°27.279′ E
to 16°19.280′ S, 5°27.205′ E; bottom depth
5430–5433 m
;
28 Jul. 2000
; DIVA-1 exped., #348;
supranet of epibenthic sledge
;
ZMH 58249
.
Type
locality
Not stated by O.S.
Tattersall (
1955
)
. On page 14 she indicated a “female
type
” taken off Cape Town, depth
1350
–
1250
m
, and a “male
type
” NE of
St. Helena
, depth
1450
–
700 m
.
A rough estimate by the present author suggests that the stations are from
34°
S
,
17°
E
and
15°
S
,
5°
W
, respectively.
Distribution
Previously reported from the Atlantic Ocean and from the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean,
51° N–
54° S
,
36° W–
17° E
(O.S.
Tattersall
1955
;
Mauchline & Murano
1977
;
Hargreaves
1997
;
Wittmann
et al.
2004
;
Petryashov
2005
b
;
San Vicente
2011
). The animals were sampled with benthic as well as pelagic gears. The here documented records in the SE-Atlantic at 16–
17° S
,
5° E
are within the already known geographical range, while the bathymetrical range of
700–4050 m
is now extended down to
5430–5460 m
(see also Discussion).