Species Notocrangon antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Crangon antarcticus Pfeffer, G. 1887. Die Krebse von Süd-Georgien nach der Ausbeute der Deutschen Station 1882–1883. 1. Tiel. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 4: 42-150 pls 1-7 [45 pl. i figs 1-21].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, vicinity of South Georgia, Scotia Sea.
• Notocrangon antarcticus gracilis Borradaile, L.A. 1916. Crustacea. Part 1—Decapoda. Natural History Report of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition 3(2): 75-110 figs 1-6 [89].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hale, H.M. 1941. Decapod Crustacea. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 4(9): 257-285 figs [271]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

S oceanic, Aust. Antarctic Terr., southern circumpolar.

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, demersal, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth 15–1320 m, most common 300–600 m, water temperatures from about -2 to 3 °C.

General References

Komai, T., Takeuchi, I. & Takeda, M. 1996. Deep-sea shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Antarctic Sea collected during the Jare-35 Cruise. Proceedings of the National Institute of Polar Research Symposium on Polar Biology, Tokyo 9: 179-206 (redescription, figures and synonymy)

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