New amphipods of hydrothermal vent environments on the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, Azores Triple junction zone

Abstract

This work is the third publication on the new amphipod species collected from the Azores Triple junction zone by the cruises ATOS, DIVA 2, MARVEL, PICO and SEAHMA 1. Seven new species and a new genus are described belonging to six families, Eusiridae, Leucothoidae, Oedicerotidae, Phoxocephalidae, Pleustidae, and Podoceridae. They were sampled in four sites, Menez Gwen, Lucky Strike, Saldanha and Rainbow.

Keywords:

• Amphipoda
• new species
• mid‐Atlantic Ridge
• hydrothermal vent

Acknowledgements

I am indebted to the chief scientists of different cruises sponsored by Ifremer, Brest. We thank A. Khripounoff (Ifremer), responsible for the sediment trap programme and D. Desbruyeres for his assistance. Many thanks to M. Segonzac (Ifremer) for his permanent friendly help concerning the information on the material and the cruises, E.L. Bousfield for interesting information on the calceoli forms, C. Bezac for her help in SEM analysis, the editor, the anonymous reviewer and Wim Vader for their efficient assistance with the manuscript.