Notes on brachiopods from the North Atlantic

Abstract

Three species of brachiopods from the North Atlantic were identified in the collections of the RV G.O. Sars (MAR-ECO, Cruise 2004) and the RV Meteor (Cruise 36, 1975). Macandrevia (Notorygmia) africana Cooper, 1975 was for the first time found in the northern Atlantic. For Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776) the southernmost point of distribution on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge has been established. Specimens of Megerlia echinata (Fischer & Oehlert, 1890) were found in the middle part of the species area of distribution, off Cape Bojador.

Keywords:

• MAR-ECO 2004
• northern Atlantic
• Recent brachiopods
• RV Meteor
• species ranges

Published in collaboration with the University of Bergen and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, and the Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Published in collaboration with the University of Bergen and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, and the Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Acknowledgements

I thank Dr Andrey Gebruk and Dr Elena Krylova for bringing me the material from the corresponding museums. This work was part of MAR-ECO, a field project under the Census of Marine Life programme.

Notes

Published in collaboration with the University of Bergen and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, and the Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark