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NEAT*Crustacea 1 NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Calantica Gray,1825 C. (Scillaelepas Seguenza,1876) gemma C.W. Aurivillius,1894 South Scandinavian marine CRUSTACEA Check-List off W Iceland compiled at TMBL (Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory) by: Scalpellinae Pilsbry,1916 Hans G. Hansson 1990-02-18 / small revisions until April 1996, when it for the 2:nd time was published on Internet, and again after some revisions August 1998. Scalpellum Leach,1818 Citation suggested: Hansson, H.G. (Comp.), 1998. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine S. (Strictoscalpellum Broch,1924) scalpellum (Linnaeus,1767) Crustacea Check-List. Internet pdf Ed., Aug. 1998. [http://www.tmbl.gu.se]. Öresund-Bohuslän-N Norway-Norw. Sea-Faeroes-Br. Isles-W Africa-Mediterranean Denotations: (™) = Genotype @ = Associated to * = General note S. (Strictoscalpellum) stroemi M. Sars,1859 Bohuslän-N Norway-Barents Sea-Spitsbergen-Iceland-Greenland-Faeroes-Shetlands N.B.: This is one of several preliminary check-lists, covering S. Scandinavian marine animal (and partly marine S. (Strictoscalpellum) nymphocola Hoek,1883 protoctist) taxa. Some financial support from (or via) NKMB (Nordiskt Kollegium för Marin Biologi), during the last Shetlands-Norw. Sea-E Greenland-Spitsbergen & Arctic Seas years of the existence of this organisation (until 1993), is thankfully acknowledged. The primary purpose of these checklists is to facilitate for everyone, trying to identify organisms from the area, to know which species that earlier S. (Strictoscalpellum) cornutum G.O. Sars,1879 have been encountered there, or in neighbouring areas. A secondary purpose is to facilitate for non-experts to find as Faeroes-Norw. Sea-Spitsbergen & Arctic Seas correct names as possible for organisms, including names of authors and years of description. So far these checklists S. (Strictoscalpellum) hamatum G.O. Sars,1879 are very preliminary. Due to restricted access to literature there are (some known, and probably many unknown) Shetlands-off Norway S of Lofoten-off SW Spitsbergen omissions in the lists. Certainly also several errors may be found, especially regarding taxa like Plathelminthes and Nematoda, where the experience of the compiler is very rudimentary. The credibility of some other lists, containing S. (Arcoscalpellum Hoek,1907) hispidum G.O. Sars,1890 taxa like e.g. Porifera, where, at least in certain subtaxa, taxonomic confusion seems to prevail, is certainly also Trondheim-N Norway suboptimal so far. Species found in South Scandinavia, as well as from neighbouring areas, chiefly the British Isles, have been S. (Episcalpellum Broch,1924) striolatum G.O. Sars,1877 considered, as some of them may show to have a slightly more northern distribution, than what is known today. off NE Faeroes-Norw. Sea-S Spitsbergen & Arctic Seas However, species with a typical Lusitanian distribution, with their northern distribution limit around France or Pollicipes Leach,1817 Southern British Isles, have as a rule been omitted here, albeit a few species with probable norhern limits around the = Mitella Oken,1815 (nomen rejicendum, ICZN Op. 417) British Isles are listed here until distribution patterns are better known. Arctic Taxa, known only from areas north of N Norway are probably not as well represented in this list as they should be.The compiler would be very grateful for P. pollicipes (Gmelin,1789) every correction of presumptive lapses and omittances an initiated reader could make. = Lepas pollicipes Gmelin,1789 In the context below, Crustacea is ranked as a subphylum (within phylum Arthropoda) with the following SW Cornwall - French & Iberian coasts superclasses: Maxillopoda, Remipedia, Phyllopoda (Branchiopoda), Ostracoda & Malacostraca. I am fully aware of the incompleteness of this list, but for the moment I cannot advance much further because of limited library resources. LEPADOMORPHA Pilsbry,1916 Intentionally taxa from neighbouring areas have been listed, as some of them probably will show to occur in Scandinavian waters. Lepadoidea Darwin,1851 N.B. This document is intended to be completely unavailable regarding nomenclature within the meaning of ICZN. Lepadidae Darwin,1851 Lepas Linnaeus,1758 ARTHROPODA Siebold & Stannius,1845 L. (Lepas Pilsbry,1907) anatifera Linnaeus,1758 CRUSTACEA Pennant,1777 (sensu Manton,1972) Öresund-Bohuslän-N Norway-Spitsbergen-Iceland-Faeroes-Shetlands-Br. Isles-southwards L. (Lepas) anserifera Linnaeus,1767 MAXILLOPODA Dahl,1956 Faeroe Channel-Norw. Sea; on ships to Denm. & Holland * Some authors are considering Ostracoda as part of this taxon. As this is not yet fully accepted, I have in this context chosen to treat Ostracoda as a taxon of the same rank as Maxillopoda. L. (Lepas) hilli (Leach,1818) carried by ships fr. tropical-subtropical waters to Öresund-Bohuslän-Lofoten-Faeroes-Shetlands-North Sea- MYSTACOCARIDA Pennak & Zinn,1943 southwards DEROCHEILOCARIDA L. (Lepas) pectinata Spengler,1793 = MYSTACOCARIDIDA Pennak & Zinn,1943 carried by ships to Copenhagen, Bergen, Faeroes, S North Sea, by floatsome to Bohuslän L. (Dosima Gray,1825) fascicularis Ellis & Solander,1786 Derocheilocaris Pennak & Zinn,1943 on small floating objects from tropical and subtropical latitudes to Belt Sea-Bohuslän-North Sea-Trondheim- D. remanei Delamare Deboutteville & Chappuis,1951 biscayensis Delamare Deboutteville,1953 Shetlands-Iceland Bay of Biscay-Portugal-Italy Anelasma Darwin,1851 BRANCHIURA Thorell,1864 A. squalicola (Lovén,1845) ARGULOIDA Rafinesque-Schmaltz,1815 @ Etmopterus spinax Oslofjord-Skagerrak-Lofoten-W Br. Isles-Bay of Biscay Argulidae Leach,1819 @ Chiefly on freshwater fish. Only marine genus is Argulus with 30-40 marine species Conchoderma Olfers,1814 C. virgatum (Spengler,1790) Argulus O.F. Müller,1785 * attatched to living and dead things, like ships, driftwood, sea-snakes, whales and big fishes A. foliaceus (Linnaeus,1758) Bohuslän & Copenhagen (ships), Oslofjord, Bergen, Lofoten, Iceland, Faeroes & S North Sea @ teleosts (e.g. Salmonidae, Gobidae & Gasterosteidae) (& frogs tadpole larvae) C. auritum (Linnaeus,1776) Freshwaters in Fennoscandia & Baltic estuarine water @ Coronula diadema (& C. reginae ) A. coregoni Thorell,18?? Bohuslän, Belgium, Lofoten-N Norway-Norw. Sea-Iceland-Faeroes-Shetlands-E Scotland-Atlantic @ teleosts (chiefly Salmonidae) Freshwaters in Fennoscandia & ?Baltic estuarine water Alepas Sander Rang,1829 A. arcassonensis Cuénot,1912 A. parasita Sander Rang,1829 @ on skin of a diversity of fish and on skin of Sepia officinalis @ medusae (Cyanea ) Arcachon ?Falmouth, Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean THECOSTRACA Gruvel,1905 CYPRILEPADOMORPHA IBLOMORPHA CIRRIPEDIA Burmeister,1834 ACROTHORACICA Gruvel,1905 HETERALEPADOMORPHA PRAELEPADOMORPHA PYGOPHORIDA Berndt,1907 SESSILIA de Lamarck,1818 Lithoglyptidae Aurivillius,1892 BRACHYLEPADOMORPHA Withers,1923 Weltneria Berndt,1907 * One Pacific species, else Extinct. W. exargilla Newman,1974 Bay of Biscay at ca 1500 m VERRUCOMORPHA Pilsbry,1916 Cryptophialidae Gerstaecker,1866 Verrucidae Darwin,1854 * No taxa within the area? Verruca Schumacher,1817 APYGOPHORIDA Berndt,1907 V. stroemia (O.F. Müller,1776) Öresund-Bohuslän-North Sea-N Norway-Barents Sea-Spitsbergen-E Greenland-Iceland-Faeroes-Shetlands- Trypetesidae Stebbing,1910 Br. Isles-Portugal-Mediterranean Trypetesa Norman,1903 BALANOMORPHA Pilsbry,1916 = Alcippe Hancock,1849, non Blyth,1844 T. lampas (Hancock,1849) Chthamaloidea Darwin,1854 Öresund-Bohuslän-S Norway-North Sea-Br. Isles, W Mediterranean Chthamalidae Darwin,1854 THORACICA Darwin,1854 Chthamalinae Darwin,1854 PEDUNCULATA de Lamarck,1818 Chthamalus Ranzani,1817 SCALPELLOMORPHA C. stellatus (Poli,1791) Scalpelloidea Pilsbry,1916 Anholt, Helgoland, Faeroes-Shetlands-W Br. Isles-Bretagne-Canaries-Cap Verde-Mediterranean C. montagui Southward,1976 Scalpellidae Pilsbry,1916 = C. punctatus : Montagu,1803, non (Martini & Chemnitz,1788) Bay of St Malo-Br. Isles-Bay of Biscay-W Morocco Calanticinae Euraphiinae Newman & Ross,1976 2 * Not in the area. P. anglica G.B. Sowerby II,1823 Notochthamalinae Foster & Newman,1987 @ Caryophyllia * Not in the area. Br. Isles-Ireland-W France-W Africa-Cap Verde-Mediterranean Catophragmidae Utinomi,1968 Ceratoconchinae Newman & Ross,1976 * Not in the area. * Not in the area. Coronuloidea Leach,1817 Megatrematinae Holthuis,1982 * Not in the area. Coronulidae Leach,1817 Balanidae Leach,1817 Coronula de Lamarck,1802 Balaninae Leach,1817 C. diadema (Linnaeus,1767) @ whales, often Megaptera novaeangliae (& e.g. Hyperoodon ) Balanus da Costa,1778 N Norway-Barents Sea, Iceland-Faeroes-Shetlands B. balanus (Linnaeus,1758) C. reginae Darwin,1854 SW Baltic-Bohuslän-North Sea-Norway-Barents Sea & Spitsbergen-Arctic Seas-Iceland-Faeroes-Shetlands- @ whales, often Megaptera novaeangliae (& e.g. Balaenoptera spp.) Br. Isles-NW Portugal Skagerrak, N Norway, Iceland B. crenatus Bruguière,1789 Xenobalanus Steenstrup,1852 Blekinge-Bohuslän-North Sea-Norway-Barents Sea-Spitsbergen-Arctic Seas-Iceland-Faeroes-Br. Isles- Azores-NW Spain-W Algeria X. globicipitis Steenstrup,1852 @ whales, ( e.g. Balaenoptera spp., Globicephala melaena, Orcinus orca, Delphinus delphis, Tursiops B. improvisus Darwin,1854 truncatus & Grampus griseus) Bothnian Sea-Bohuslän-North Sea-Bergen-W Br. Isles-Morocco-E Mediterranean-Black Sea Platylepadidae B. spongicola Brown,1844 Newman & Ross,1976 = B. dollfusi Broch,1927 Platylepas J.E. Gray,1825 S Wales-SW England-Portugal-S Africa-Azores-Madeira B. perforatus perforatus Bruguière,1789 P. hexastylos (O. Fabricius,1798) SW Br. Isles-France-Spain-NW
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