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Annales Zoologici, vol. 56, no 1 ; Planktonic ostracod genus Obtusoecia
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Bibliogr. p. 208-210 ; P. 197-213 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Taxa in Latin
Full detailed descriptions of the two species of Obtusoecia, one of two planktonic halocyprid ostracod genera that are bipolar, demonstrate that the taxonomic separation of these two forms formerly considered to be conspecific, is valid. The segregation of the genus from Porroecia is also validated. The value of characters of limbs other than the first and second antennae particularly in defining halocyprid genera is emphasised. Zoogeographical distributions of the two species based on comprehensive compilations of both published and unpublished data show that O. obtusata is confined to the North Atlantic, whereas O. antarctica has an Antarctic circumpolar distribution. Detailed bathymetric profiles show that O. obtusata is a shallow mesopelagic species that is overwhelmingly dominant at depths of 50–200 m in subpolar seas, and shows limited ability to submerge at lower depths, so thatit is restricted to seas that have a marked seasonal cycle of turn-over and stratification. It is postulated that the bathymetric distributions of the two species are similar, also that O. antarcticais more likely to be ancestral to O. obtusata than vice versa.
MiIZ PAN, call no. P.255, vol 56, no 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4314, vol 56, no 1 ; click here to follow the link
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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
European Union. European Regional Development Fund ; Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure
Oct 2, 2020
Feb 3, 2015
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https://rcin.org.pl./publication/54780
Radčenko, Aleksandr Grigor'evič Czechowski, Wojciech Czechowska, Wiesława
Stephenson, P. J.
Richardson, B. J. Sharman, G. B.
Yudin, B. S.
Buchalczyk, T. Raczyński, J.
Sidorowicz, J.
Hołyński, Roman B.