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The Ampelisca aequicornis group of species (Amphipoda: Ampeliscidae) with a key, and a description of Ampelisca eclimensis sp. nov. from Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2004

Rachael A. King ,
Alan A. Myers  and
David McGrath
Rachael A. King
Affiliation:
Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston SC, 29422, USA Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
Alan A. Myers
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
David McGrath
Affiliation:
Department of Life Sciences, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Abstract

The Ampelisca aequicornis group of species in the north-east Atlantic is discussed and A. aequicornis is redescribed from material identified in the collection of G.O. Sars. From Irish material a new species, Ampelisca eclimensis sp. nov., is described and an extended description of Ampelisca sorbei given. A key is presented to the A. aequicornis group of species.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 2004 , pp. 155 - 164
Copyright
© 2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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