Deep-sea Cirripedia Thoracica (Crustacea) from the northeastern Atlantic collected by French expeditions Author Young, Paulo S. Museu Nacional / UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940 - 040 Rio de Janeiro RJ (Brazil) psyoung @ acd. ufrj. br. psyoung@acd.ufrj.br text Zoosystema 2001 23 4 705 756 journal article 6379 10.5281/zenodo.4689055 5aec84f2-b3a3-4f16-bb46-efec4dddcb9e 1638-9387 4689055 3B853248-623C-4344-BDD8-444040704ED2 Metaverruca recta ( Aurivillius, 1898 ) Verruca recta Aurivillius, 1898: 195 . Metaverruca recta – Young 1998a: 35 , figs 23-25 (with synonymy); 1998b: 52; 1999: 620, fig. 7a. MATERIALEXAMINED. — SEAMOUNT 2, stn DW 202, 31°16.50’N , 28°43.15’W , 640 m to 31°16.70’N , 28°43.08’W , 655 m , 1 specimen , rc 6.6 mm ( MNHN Ci 2891). — Stn DW 219, 32°00.99’N , 27°53.35’W , 760 m to 32°00.97’N , 27°53.72’W , 760 m , 1 specimen , rc 6.1 mm ( MNHN Ci 2892). — Stn DW 226, 32°06.75’N , 28°08.81’W , 580 m to 32°06.88’N , 28°08.67’W , 1 specimen , rc 4.8 mm ( MNHN Ci 2893). — Stn DW 237, 32°15.86’N , 27°31.85’W , 670 m to 32°16.17’N , 27°31.61’W , 715 m , 1 specimen and 10 empty shells, rc 11.4 to 15.2 mm ( MNHN Ci 2894). — Stn DW 238, 32°17.35’N , 27°32.32’W , 890 m to 32°17.51’N , 27°32.08’W , 900 m , 1 specimen , rc 5.5 mm ( MNHN Ci 2895). — Stn DW 246, 33°13.94’N , 29°36.07’W , 520 m to 33°13.92’N , 29°35.72’W , 550 m , 4 specimens , rc 5.5 to 8.4 mm ( MNHN Ci 2896, MNRJ 13929). — Stn DW 247, 33°13.69’N , 9°35.26’W , 580 m to 33°13.69’N , 29°35.54’W , 625 m , 2 empty shells, rc 10.6 to 13.0 mm ( MNHN Ci 2897). — Stn DW 255, 34°04.92’N , 30°15.27’W , 340 m to 34°05.08’N , 30°15.39’W , 355 m , 1 empty shell, rc 8.0 mm ( MNHN Ci 2898). — Stn DW 262, 34°23.36’N , 30°29.06’W , 1160 m to 34°23.58’N , 30°29.35’W , 1000 m , 1 specimen , rc 7.4 mm ( MNHN Ci 2899). — Stn DW 263, 34°25.89’N , 30°32.49’W , 610 m to 34°26.14’N , 30°32.78’W , 655 m , 6 specimens and 2 empty shells, rc 4.3 to 8.5 mm ( MNHN Ci 2900, MNRJ 13930). — Stn DW 265, 34°28.65’N , 30°35.73’W , 545 m to 34°28.85’N , 30°35.94’W , 540 m , 8 specimens and 3 empty shells, rc 5.6 to 8.4 mm ( MNHN Ci 2901, MNRJ 13931). — Stn DW 277, 33°59.92’N , 28°20.56’W , 1000 m to 33°59.64’N , 28°20.81’W , 945 m , 1 specimen , rc 6.1 mm (MNRJ 13932). — Stn DW 278, 33°57.77’N , 28°22.40’W , 890 m to 33°57.47’N , 28°22.48’W , 925 m , 3 specimens and 1 empty shell, rc 5.0 to 8.1 mm ( MNHN Ci 2902, MNRJ 13933). PROSPEC, stn CPH 8, 55°17.83’N , 10°09.84’W , 1170 m to 55°18.58’N , 10°09.43’W , 1184 m , 1 specimen , rc 11.7 mm ( MNHN Ci 2903). REMARKS Metaverruca recta was collected from ahermatypic corals and sponges. This species is possibly the most commonly dredged deep-sea verrucid. It has a circumtropical and temperate distribution but is unknown from the western coast of the Americas.