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The Distribution of Isopoda in the Delaware Bay Region
Author(s) -
Watling Les,
Lindsay John,
Smith Ron,
Maurer Don
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19740590304
Subject(s) - isopoda , brackish water , arenicola , range (aeronautics) , estuary , bay , ecology , biology , oceanography , salinity , geology , crustacean , materials science , composite material
The distributions of 24 marine and estuarine isopods have been reviewed. Lironeca ovalis, Aegathoa medialis, Olencira praegustator , and Probopyrus pandalicola were the only parasitic species found. Of the 20 free‐living isopods, Asellus communis and Chiridotea almyra were the only fresh to brackish water species, and Chiridotea arenicola, C. stenops, Cirolana impressa, C. polita and Edotea montosa were the true marine species. The salinity range of Cyathura burbancki was extended and the range of Chiridotea stenops was extended northward while the ranges of Chiridotea nigrescens and C. arenicola were extended southward. The contribution of isopod distributions to the concept of a shallow water Transatlantic zoogeographic province is discussed.