Fageapseudes retusifrons (Richardson 1912) Richardson 1912
- Dataset
- The Apseudomorpha (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) of the Gulf of Cadiz and Horseshoe Continental Rise (NE Atlantic): A taxonomic review with new records, species, and ecological data
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Tanaidacea
- family
- Apseudidae
- genus
- Fageapseudes
- species
- Fageapseudes retusifrons
description
Gulf of Cadiz — Off mound and reference samples. El Arraiche area: St. 64 PE 253 _ 33, 542 m, 1 specimen; St. 64 PE 253 _ 36, 542 m, 1 specimen (DBUA 0002006.08). Carbonate Province: St. 64 PE 237 _ 04 B, 682 m, 1 specimen (DBUA 0002007.04); St. 64 PE 268 _ 55, ca. 700 m, 4 specimens (DBUA 0002009.06). Other records in the GoC. See Błażewicz-Paszkowycz et al. (2011).
distribution
Distribution and ecology. Fageapseudes retusifrons is known from the Gulf of Cadiz (Błażewicz- Paszkowycz et al. 2011), straits of Gibraltar (Norman & Stebbing 1886) and Mediterranean Sea (Băcescu & Guţu 1971). Previous records situate F. retusifrons in muddy bottoms between 220 to 740 m depth. In the GoC, the species has been found between 350 and 700 m depth in the craters of Mercator and Fiuza MVs in carbonate mounds and muddy sediments. In Kidd MV, it appeared in samples from the flanks and a reference site near Kidd MV but not in the crater (see Błażewicz-Paszkowycz et al. 2011). The densities found in the MVs of the GoC are greatly variable, ranging for example from only one specimen to 256 individuals. m - 2 in the crater of Mercator MV.
materials_examined
Material examined. Gulf of Cadiz — Mud volcanoes. Mercator MV: St. MSM 01 - 3 _ 241, 353 m, 1 ovigerous ♀, 2 neuters; St. MSM 01 - 3 _ 242, 350 m, 1 specimen; St. MSM 01 - 3 _ 287, 379 m, 4 specimens (DBUA 0002005.01 – 03); St. 64 PE 253 _ 48, 376 m, 9 specimens; St. 64 PE 253 _ 49, 360 m, 5 specimens (DBUA 0002006.01 – 02). Gemini MV: St. 64 PE 253 _ 15, 600 m, 1 specimen (DBUA 0002006.03). Gulf of Cadiz — Carbonate and coral mounds. Pen Duick Escarpment: St. 64 PE 237 _ 05 B, 535 m, 1 specimen; St. 64 PE 237 _ 30 A, 556 m, 3 specimens; St. 64 PE 237 _ 30 B, 550 m, 1 specimen (DBUA 0002007.01 – 03); St. TTR 16 _ 602, 556 m, 6 specimens (DBUA 0002008.01); St. 64 PE 253 _ 53, 651 mm, 3 specimens DBUA 0002006.04); St. 64 PE 253 _ 56, 622 m, 1 specimen; St. 64 PE 253 _ 59, 637 m, 2 specimens, (DBUA 0002006.05 – 06). Mound B: St. 64 PE 268 _ 11 A, 489 m, 1 specimen; St. 64 PE 268 _ 23, 498 m, 1 specimen; St. 64 PE 268 _ 24, 495 m, 10 specimens; St. 64 PE 268 _ 26, 485 m, 10 specimens (DBUA 0002009.01 – 04). Mound D: St. 64 PE 268 _ 42, 451 m, 1 specimen (DBUA 0002009.05).