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Gondogeneia Thurstoni New Species (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) From the South-West Atlantic, Argentina

Gondogeneia Thurstoni New Species (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) From the South-West Atlantic, Argentina GONDOGENEIA THURSTONI NEW SPECIES (AMPHIPODA, EUSIRIDAE) FROM THE SOUTH-WEST ATLANTIC, ARGENTINA BY GLORIA M. ALONSO Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", División Entomologia, Avda. Angel Gallardo 470, (1405) Buenos Aires, Argentina RÉSUMÉ Description et figuration d'un nouvel amphipode de la famille des Eusiridae, Gondogeneia thurstoni, provenant des eaux tempérées froides de l'Atlantique sud-ouest (Argentine). Quelques considérations sur la distribution sont présentées, avec référence aux provinces biogéographi- ques établies dans la République Argentine. INTRODUCTION A new species of the genus Gondogeneia Barnard, 1972 is described and illustrated in the present paper. Gondogeneia thurstoni new species is widely distributed along most of the south-west coast of the Atlantic Ocean and in some areas represents the domi- nant faunistic element in the amphipodan community of the littoral marine benthos. It is associated with the various algae that typify the levels and horizons of the littoral or phytal system 1961) extending from the midlittoral to the infralittoral level inclusively, in biotopes characterized by a rocky substratum. Among the outstanding accompanying species of amphipods are (1) Halirages stebbingi Schellenberg, 1931, of which the individual numbers are smaller, (2) two new species of Gondogeneia (Alonso, in press) with restricted distribution in the Argentinian epicontinental http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Gondogeneia Thurstoni New Species (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) From the South-West Atlantic, Argentina

Alonso, Gloria M.
Crustaceana , Volume 56 (1): 7 – Jan 1, 1989
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GONDOGENEIA THURSTONI NEW SPECIES (AMPHIPODA, EUSIRIDAE) FROM THE SOUTH-WEST ATLANTIC, ARGENTINA BY GLORIA M. ALONSO Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", División Entomologia, Avda. Angel Gallardo 470, (1405) Buenos Aires, Argentina RÉSUMÉ Description et figuration d'un nouvel amphipode de la famille des Eusiridae, Gondogeneia thurstoni, provenant des eaux tempérées froides de l'Atlantique sud-ouest (Argentine). Quelques considérations sur la distribution sont présentées, avec référence aux provinces biogéographi- ques établies dans la République Argentine. INTRODUCTION A new species of the genus Gondogeneia Barnard, 1972 is described and illustrated in the present paper. Gondogeneia thurstoni new species is widely distributed along most of the south-west coast of the Atlantic Ocean and in some areas represents the domi- nant faunistic element in the amphipodan community of the littoral marine benthos. It is associated with the various algae that typify the levels and horizons of the littoral or phytal system 1961) extending from the midlittoral to the infralittoral level inclusively, in biotopes characterized by a rocky substratum. Among the outstanding accompanying species of amphipods are (1) Halirages stebbingi Schellenberg, 1931, of which the individual numbers are smaller, (2) two new species of Gondogeneia (Alonso, in press) with restricted distribution in the Argentinian epicontinental

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