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First record of Bythocaris cosmetops (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippolytidae) in European waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2004

C. d'Udekem d'Acoz
Affiliation:
Tromsø Museum (Department of Zoology), University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
J.C. Sorbe
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Biologique, UMR 5805 (CNRS/UB1), 2 rue Jolyet, 33120 Arcachon, France

Abstract

A single ovigerous female of Bythocaris cosmetops is recorded from the Bay of Biscay. This specimen is described and illustrated. This rare shrimp was previously known by a single specimen collected off tropical West Africa.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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