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CAPRELLIDEA (CRUSTACEA; AMPHIPODA) FROM FAROE ISLANDS WATERS
WITH A KEY TO THE NORTH-ATLANTIC SPECIES
tion and water masses for the pelagic
mysids and other crustaceans. Although the
caprellid data would appear to contradict
this, it may just be a reflection of the limit-
ed mobility, of some benthic faunal groups
(such as caprellids), to respond to fluctua-
tions in the physical parameters.
Material and methods
The station list, and the sampling gear used,
have been thoroughly described by Nørre-
vang et al. (1994). A review of the water
masses involved is given by Brattegard and
Meland (1997).
The samples were sorted on board, fixed
in 4% formalin with a borax buffer and
transferred to 80% alcohol. The material is
deposited in the Museum of Natural Histo-
ry, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
Results
Species list
Order AMPHIPODA
Suborder CAPRELLIDEA
Lamily CAPRELLIDAE White, 1847
Genus Aeginella Boeck, 1861
A. spinosa Boeck, 1861
Good description: Sars (1895 pl. 235).
Previous records from Faroe Island waters: Faroe
Bank. Borðoyames, off Kalsoy (Stephensen. 1929). No
locality given (McCain, 1968). From 60-63°N 7-9°W
(Larsen, unpublished data)
BIOFAR station: 6, 7, 19, 28, 29, 32, 51, 56, 77, 82,
89, 100, 170, 172, 267, 269, 357, 380, 410, 424, 425,
500, 506, 546, 718, 126, 749, 769, 770, 776, 9012,
9018.
Depth range: 18-1026m.
Temperature range: -0.85 - 9.1 °C
Distribution: From Murmansk to Haugesund.
Spitsbergen. Bear Island. South and east of Iceland.
East and west of Greenland. Off Nova Scotia and Cape
Cod.
Genus Aeginina Norman, 1905
A. longicomis Krøyer. 1842
Good description: Laubitz (1972:24).
Previous records from Faroe Island waters: No locality
given (McCaine, 1968. Laubitz, 1972).
BIOFAR station: None.
Depthrange: l-2258m.
Temperature range: -1.5 - 2.0 °C.
Distribution: South oast of Norway. Jan Mayen. Bear
Island. Svalbard. Franz Josef Land. Nova Selmiya. Off
Murmansk. West and northeast coast of Greenland.
Scotland. Iceland, Shetland Islands. From
Newfoundland to North Carolina. Arctic coast of
Canada and Hudson Bay.
Genus Caprella Lamarck, 1801
C. ciliata G.O. Sars, 1883
Good description: Sars (1895 pl. 239).
Previous records from Faroe Island waters: None.
BIOFAR station: 404.
Depth range: 70-1838m.
Temperature range: 7.8 °C.
Distribution: South coast of Norway. Denmark. South
and east of Iceland. South Denmark Strait.
C. liniaris (Linne, 1767)
Good description: Sars (1895 pl. 236).
Previous records from Faroe Island waters: No locality
given (McCaine, 1968. Laubitz, 1972). Extensively
(Stephensen, 1929).
BIOFAR station: 3, 51, 65, 368, 370, 408.
Depth range: 0-400m (1000m*). *Pers.comm. Dr. S.
Vassilenko.
Temperature range: 7.1 - 8.2 °C.
Distribution: Coast of Europe from the English
Channel to Murmansk. Svalbard. East and west of
Iceland. Baffin Island. Coast from Nova Scotia to Cape
Cod.
C. microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Good description: Laubitz (1972:38).
Previous records from Faroe Island waters: Ingolf sta.
2, 3, 44, 144. (Laubitz, 1972).
BIOFAR station: 76, 380.
Depth range: 40-1440m.
Temperature range: 0.6 - 8.2 °C.
Distribution: East Greenland. North and southeast of
Iceland. Svalbard. Off Bear Island. Franz Josef Land.
Nova Selmiya. Off North Cape.