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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4276.1.3
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Apseudes setiferus
Băcescu, 1981
Apseudes setiferus
Băcescu, 1981
: 51
–55, fig. 8.
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz
et al
., 2011
: 2
–8, figs. 1–4.
Material examined
.
Gulf of Cadiz—Mud
volcanoes.
Yuma MV
: St. TTR16_AT
604, 1030 m
, 1 neuter (
DBUA
0001993.01
)
; Carlos Ribeiro MV: St. MSM01-3_168,
2200 m
, 1 neuter (DBUA0001994.01).
Gulf of Cadiz—Carbonate
and coral mounds
.
Mound B
:
St. 64PE268_13A,
475 m
,
1 specimen
; St. 64PE268_
16, 473 m
, 1 neuter; St. 64PE268_
17, 417 m
,
1 ♂
(
DBUA
0001995.01–03
)
;
Mound M:
St. MSM01- 3_
321, 732 m
, 1 ♀, 3 neuters (DBUA0001994.02).
Gulf of Cadiz—Off
mound and reference samples.
El Arraiche area
:
St. 64PE253_
40, 542 m
, 1 neuter (
DBUA
0001996.01
).
Other records in the GoC
. See
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz
et al
. (2011)
.
Distribution and Ecology
. The species has only been recorded previously from the
type
locality (Northwest of
France
) and the Gulf of Cadiz. The
type
material was found at
1035–1080 m
depths (
Băcescu 1981
), but no additional ecological information was provided. In the GoC
Apseudes setiferus
has a wide bathymetric distribution, between 350 and
2200 m
depth (see also
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz
et al
. 2011
). It was found on coral mounds of the PDE and mud volcanoes of the El Arraiche field (Kidd,
Meknès
, Lazarillo de Tormes and Gemini) Carbonate Province (Ginsburg, Yuma) and Deep Field (Carlos Ribeiro). Substrates include mud with coral and molluscs debris and in mud breccia with hydrogen sulphide (H2S). It was generally found in low densities with a maximum of 12 individuals.m -
2 in
quantitative samples, and at a maximum of
5–10 cm
depth into the sediment.