Amphipoda (crustacea; peracarida) from the hydrothermal vent system of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Escabana trough and Gorda ridge, Northeast Pacific. Part I. Lysianassidae and Sebidae

Abstract

The amphipod fauna from hydrothermal vent habitats on the Juan de Fuca Ridge and from experimental wood deployments are examined. The material revealed, among others, a number of lysianassid species belonging to the genera, Paronesimoides Pirlot, 1933 and Schisturella Norman, 1900, and a species of the family Sebidae, belonging to the genus Seba Bate, 1862. The new species: Paronesimoides voightae, Schisturella hansgeorgi, and Seba bathybia are described. A key to Paronesimoides and Schisturella are given. Copyright © 2007 - Magnolia Press.