Amphipod family distributions around Iceland

By

Brix, Saskia
Lörz, Anne-Nina
Jażdżewska, Anna
Hughes, Lauren
Tandberg, Anne Helene S.
Pabis, Krzysztof
Stransky, Bente
Krapp-Schickel, Traudl
Sorbe, Jean-Claude
Hendrycks, Ed
Vader, Wim
Frutos, Inmaculada
Horton, Tammy
Jazdzewski, Krzysztof
Peart, Rachael
Beermann, Jan
Coleman, Charles Oliver
Buhl-Mortensen, Lene, 1956-
Corbari, Laure
Havermans, Charlotte
Tato, Ramiro
Jimenez Campean, Anali

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

731

Pages

Jan-53

Subjects

Amphipoda , Benthos , deep sea , Distribution , Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge , subarctic , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.731.19854

 

Abstract

Amphipod crustaceans were collected at all 55 stations sampled with an epibenthic sledge during two IceAGE expeditions (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology) in 2011 and 2013. In total, 34 amphipod families and three superfamilies were recorded in the samples. Distribution maps are presented for each taxon along with a summary of the regional taxonomy for the group. Statistical analyses based on presence/absence data revealed a pattern of family distributions that correlated with sampling depth. Clustering according to the geographic location of the stations (northernmost North Atlantic Sea and Arctic Ocean) can also be observed. IceAGE data for the Amphilochidae and Oedicerotidae were analysed on species level; in case of the Amphilochidae they were compared to the findings from a previous Icelandic benthic survey, BIOICE (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic waters), which also identified a high abundance of amphipod fauna.