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A new family for a deep-sea caridean shrimp from North Atlantic hydrothermal vents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2009

A.L. Vereshchaka
A.L. Vereshchaka
Affiliation:
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasikova Street 23, Moscow 117851, Russia
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Abstract

Mirocaris keldyshi gen. nov., sp. nov. is described from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, TAG Location (26°09′N 44°50′W). The family Mirocarididae is proposed to include the new genus. The taxonomic position and distinguishing characters (presence of hook-bearing thoracic epipods and rudimentary appendix interna on pleopods 2–4) of the new family as compared to the other families of the superfamily Bresilioidea (Bresiliidae, Disciadidae, and Alvinocarididae) are discussed, and revised diagnoses for these families are provided.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 77 , Issue 2 , May 1997 , pp. 425 - 438
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1997

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