Fróðskaparrit

						REYDÆTI AV SLAGNUM MYSIDACEA A LANDGRUNNINUM

85

Fig. 14. A. Paramblyops rostrata Holt and Tattersall, adult male, length ofadults 7.5-10 mm; B. Parerythrops

obesa (G. O. Sars), adult male, length ofadults 12-14 mm; C. Pseudomma affine G. O. Sars, adultfemale, length

ofadults 16-18 mm. (Allfrom Tattersall and Tattersall, 1951).

Paramblyops rostrata Holt and Tattersall, fullvaksið kalldýr, longd á fullvaksnum 7.5- 10 mm; B. Parerythrops

obesa (G. 0. Sars), fullvaksið kalldýr, longd á fullvaksnum 12-14 mm; C. Pseudomma affine G. O. Sars,

fullvaksið kvenndýr, longd á fullvaksnum 16-18 mm. (011 frá Tattersall and Tattersall, 1951).

Atlantic depth range: 1414 - 1660 m, probably

hyperbenthic. Also found in stomachs of demersal fish

caught at 1750-2900 m depth (Mauchline, 1982).

Paramblyops rostrata Holt and Tattersall,

1905 (Fíg. 14 A)

Good description: Tattersall and Tattersall (1951: 255,

fig. 60).

Previous records: »Thor«, 61° 15' N, 9° 35' W

(Hansen, 1908).

BIOFAR stations: Not recorded by BIOFAR.

Area: West of Faroe Bank.

Depth range: 940 m.

Temperature: Unknown, but probably between 5 and 9

°C.

Water mass: AW.

Atlantic distribution: The Faroes; west and southwest

of Ireland, Gulf of Gascogne (Nouvel and Lagardere,

1976); off Casablanca, Morocco (Lagardere, 1972);

Mediterranean; south of Iceland; off the coast of U. S.

A. (39° 29' 50" N, 71° 49' 30" W) (Tattersall, 1951).

Atlantic depth range: 280 - 2900 m, hyperbenthic

(Nouvel and Lagardere, 1976; Mauchline, 1986).

Genus Parerythrops G. O. Sars, 1869

Parerythrops obesa (G. O. Sars, 1864)

(Fig. 14 B)

Synonyms: Nematopus obesus G. O. Sars (1864);

Parerythrops abyssicola G. O. Sars (1877).

Good description: Tattersall and Tattersall (1951: 205,

figs. 44, 45).

Previous records: None.

BIOFAR stations: 10, 19, 27, 32, 51, 68, 70, 72, 80,

100, 120, 122, 124, 174, 261, 262, 264, 341, 380, 411,

416, 417, 418, 421, 495, 690, 738, 739, 742, 9018.

Areas: The eastern Faroe plateau and its northeastern

upper slope, upper slope of Faroe Bank, the top of

Lousy Bank, and the southern slope of Faroe-Iceland

Ridge(Fig. 15).

Depth range: 222 - 1038 m.

Temperature: measured at 13 stns, -0.4 to 9.1 °C;

estimated range < 0 - 12 °C.

Water masses: AW (9 stns), AW/AI (8 stns), AI (8

stns), AW/AI/NW (3 stns), and NW? (1 stn).

Bottom types: Mostly recorded from coarser sediments

than P. spectabilis.