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A new mesopelagic appendicularian, Mesochordaeus bahamasi gen. nov., sp. nov.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. Fenaux  and
M. J. Youngbluth
R. Fenaux
Affiliation:
U.R.A. 716, Station Zoologique, Observatoire Océanologique, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
M. J. Youngbluth
Affiliation:
Marine Sciences, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida 34946, USA
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An appendicularian belonging to the family Oikopleuridae, subfamily Bathochordaeinae, Mesochordaeus bahamasi gen. nov., sp. nov., is described from a single specimen collected at mesopelagic depth in Bahamian waters. As the subfamily was founded with only one genus (Bathochordaeus), new descriptions are given for the subfamily and the two genera.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , November 1990 , pp. 755 - 760
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1990

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