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High abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 1985 (Polychaeta: Oweniidae) in the deep sea of the Eastern Mediterranean

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An exceptionally high abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 1985 (Polychaeta: Oweniidae) is reported for the Ierapetra Basin in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea from depths of 4159 and 4260 m, representing the first record outside the Norwegian and Arctic Sea and extending the depth range by more than 1600 m. Specimens are described and compared to closely related species.

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  1. Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt, Germany

    Dieter Fiege & Ruth Barnich

  2. Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Abteilung für Meeresforschung, Schleusenstr. 39a, D-26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    Ingrid Kröncke

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Fiege, D., Kröncke, I. & Barnich, R. High abundance of Myriochele fragilis Nilsen & Holthe, 1985 (Polychaeta: Oweniidae) in the deep sea of the Eastern Mediterranean. Hydrobiologia 426, 97–103 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003947318925

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