Crustaceans from antipatharians on banks of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
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ABSTRACT: The stalked barnacle Oxynaspisgracilis, the chirostylid squat lobster Uroptychus sp., and the caridean shrimps Periclimenescf.antipathophilus and Pseudopontonidesprincipis have been collected at 68-124 m by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on banks in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These species inhabited six species of antipatharian hosts. Pseudopontonidesprincipis, Oxynaspisgracilis, and Uroptychus sp. were not confined to a single host species. Except for Oxynaspisgracilis, collected by ROV in 2004-2005, these species have not been reported previously in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
SUBMITTER: Wicksten MK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283364 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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