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The crustaceans and pycnogonids of the Mariana Islands

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: The crustacean and pycnogonid fauna of the Mariana Islands is reviewed, and 829 crustacean and 15 pycnogonid species are documented from the archipelago based on literature records and new collections, including 272 new records. Voucher specimens are listed for 605 and photographic records for 356 species. The bulk of the fauna is marine, including 12 terrestrial and 11 freshwater decapods with marine larvae. Five cladocerans comprise the known freshwater fauna, and 25 peracarids and one copepod are currently documented on land. Coverage reflects a taxonomically uneven effort, and is strongly biased toward macrocrustaceans, with decapods accounting for 80%, and crabs for 50% of the recorded crustacean diversity.

Source: Micronesica

Authors: Gustav Paulay, Roy K. Kropp, Peter K. L. Ng, Lucius G. Eldredge

Institution: University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Crustacean biology and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $350

OpenAlex ID: W15325858

FWCI: 1.174

Cites: 101

Cited by: 40

Related to: 10