The benthic Gammaridea (Crustacea, Amphipoda) fauna of Algeciras Bay (Strait of Gibraltar): distributional ecology and some biogeographical considerations
1999
Conradi Barrena, Mercedes | López González, Pablo José | López González, Pablo José | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología | Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (DGICYT). España | Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A. (CEPSA) | Compañía Sevillana de Electricidad, S. A. | Ayuntamiento de Los Barrios | Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar
The Gammaridea fauna of Algeciras Bay, located on the Mediterranean side of the Strait of Gibraltar, was studied with regard to the species composition, distribution and ecology. Of the 116 species identified, 13 are recorded for the first time along the Iberian Peninsula coast, 30 for the Spanish coast and 78 for the Andalusian coast. Two species, Apherusa bispinosa (Bate 1857) and Idunella nana (Schiecke 1973), were collected for the second time in the Mediterranean Sea; this represents the first record of I. nana since its original description. The abundances of the various species and their distribution in terms of bathymetry and type of substrate were analysed, as was the enlargement of the distributional range of some species in the Mediterranean Sea. With regard to biogeographical distribution, Algeciras Bay can be considered a typical Mediterranean locality despite being situated in the Strait of Gibraltar. This is in agreement with previous studies on the amphipod fauna of the Portuguese coast.
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica de España (DGICYT ). "Fauna Ibérica III" PB92-0121
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]CEPSA (Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.), Fundación Sevillana de Electricidad, Ayuntamineto de los Barrios y la Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar
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