Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.2004, Qupperneq 283

SIPUNKULA-ORMAR í FØROYSKUM SJÓØKI
281
Phascolion stmmbus.
samples contained 2-3 or more different
species of sipunculans.
Analysis of these very rich samples
showed that six of the ten species of sipun-
culans found were recorded for the first
time from this area. The dominant species
were Nephasoma minutum (119 stations),
Phascolion strombus (104 stations) and N.
lilljeborgi (44 stations).
The following information is provided
for each of the species in the systematic
list below: valid species name with author
and publication year; synonyms (when
relevant); reference to a good description
including page number and figures; previ-
ous Faroese records; enumeration of the
BIOFAR and BIOFAR 2 stations where
the species was found; depth range; meas-
ured temperature and salinity range; bathy-
metrical and geographical distribution in
the North Atlantic and in Ihe world oceans.
A key to all families, genera and species is
also given.
At the end of this article there is a list of
references to important works and a short
conclusion.
Order ASPIDOPHORMES
Family ASPIDOSIPHONIDAE
Genus Aspidosiphon Diesing, 1851
Aspidosiphon (A.) muelleri Diesing,
1851
Synonyms: numerous, see Stephen and Edmonds (1972:
231); Murina (1977: 134).
Good description: Stephen and Edmonds (1972: 231,
figs. 26 A-D).
Previous records: None.
BIOFAR stations: 295, 319, 505, 506, 596, 605, 691,
736, 742 (9 stations and 11 specimens in total), fig. 1.
Temperature: 2.1-8.6 HC. Salinity: 34.9-35.25%c.
Depth range: 100-1157 m.
Bottom type: silt, sand, coastal terrigenous ooze, often
occurring in gastropod and scaphopod shells.
General distribution: Boreal-tropical eurybathic species
(depth range 0-1262 m).
Suez Bay, Red Sea, Aden Gulf, East Africa. Mauritius
Isles, Durban, Malay Archipelago, east coast of Japan,
South and East Australia, West India, Chile;
Atlantic distribution: Common in the north-eastern
Atlantic, from Norway through the British Isles, Biscay
Bay, Azores, Canary Isles, West Al'rica, Gulf of Guinea,
off Congo; Mediterranean: Adriatic and Aegean Seas.