The Apseudomorpha (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) of the Gulf of Cadiz and Horseshoe Continental Rise (NE Atlantic): A taxonomic review with new records, species, and ecological data
Author
Esquete, P.
Author
Cunha, M. R.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4276
1
61
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journal article
32871
10.11646/zootaxa.4276.1.3
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Pseudosphyrapus azorensis
Larsen, 2012
Pseudosphyrapus azorensis
Larsen, 2012
: 32
–37, figs. 3–5
Material examined.
Gulf of Cadiz—Mud
volcanoes.
Fiuza MV
:
St. TTR14_AT
566, 414 m
, 1 neuter (
DBUA
0002013.01
).
Gulf of Cadiz—Off
mound and reference samples.
El Arraiche area
:
St. TTR15_AT
577, 485 m
,
2 ♂♂
(
DBUA
0002014.01
).
Distribution and ecology
.
Pseudosphyrapus azorensis
inhabits muddy sediments from
312 m
(
Larsen 2012
) to
485 m
depth. It was found both in mud breccia at the crater of Fiuza MV, and hemipelagic sediments near the Mercator MV.