A review on the state of the biodiversity knowledge on Iran’s southern seas: introducing a methodology to evaluate the validity of the reported cases Abdolvahab MaghsoudlouFarzaneh MomtaziHoda Khaledi Review 29 December 2017 Pages: 563 - 581
New species of Anarthruridae (Tanaidacea: Crustacea)of the western Australian slope Marta GellertMagdalena Błażewicz Original Paper 13 February 2018 Pages: 583 - 601
High genetic connectivity among morphologically differentiated populations of the black sea urchin Arbacia lixula (Echinoidea: Arbacioida) across the central African Mediterranean coast Temim DeliAhmed Ben MohamedNoureddine Chatti Original Paper 29 December 2017 Pages: 603 - 620
On the distribution of Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) in the Atlantic Basin Érika SantosMarcos RubalPaulo Fontoura Original Paper 17 February 2018 Pages: 621 - 631
Spatial and temporal variability in the vertical distribution of gastropods on the rocky shores along the east coast of South Andaman Island, India Vikas PandeyGanesh Thiruchitrambalam Original Paper 03 January 2018 Pages: 633 - 645
Structure and composition of surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) and parrotfish (Labridae: Scarinae) assemblages in the south of the Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes, southern Gulf of Mexico R. C. Hernández-LandaA. Aguilar-Perera Original Category 22 February 2018 Pages: 647 - 662
A new species of Rhynchospio (Annelida: Spionidae) in South Africa Carol A. SimonLee-Gavin WilliamsTony Henninger Original Paper 08 January 2018 Pages: 663 - 672
Species richness and spatial distribution of benthic amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) in the Alacranes Reef National Park, Gulf of Mexico Carlos E. Paz-RíosNuno SimõesDaniel Pech Original Paper 01 February 2018 Pages: 673 - 682
Anthopleura dalyae sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), a new species of sea anemone from the southern Gulf of Mexico Ricardo González-MuñozAgustín GareseFabián H. Acuña Original Paper 15 January 2018 Pages: 683 - 690
Benthic foraminiferal distribution and biofacies in the shelf part of Bay of Bengal, east coast of India Anbuselvan NSenthil Nathan D Original Paper 03 March 2018 Pages: 691 - 706
Bryozoan assemblages from two submarine caves in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean) Antonietta RossoVasilis GerovasileiouAdriano Guido Original Paper 17 February 2018 Pages: 707 - 726
Taxonomy of Plakina (Porifera: Homoscleromorpha) from Aegean submarine caves, with descriptions of three new species and new characters for the genus Anaíra LageVasilis GerovasileiouGuilherme Muricy Original Paper 20 February 2018 Pages: 727 - 747
Towards global distribution maps of unicellular organisms such as calcareous dinophytes based on DNA sequence information Anže Žerdoner ČalasanJuliane KretschmannMarc Gottschling Original Paper 08 February 2018 Pages: 749 - 758
Resurrection of the sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969 (Hexanchiformes, Hexanchidae), with comments on its distribution in the northwest Atlantic Ocean Toby S. Daly-EngelIvy E. BaremoreMichael P. Enzenauer Original Paper 13 February 2018 Pages: 759 - 768
Influence of environmental factors on spatial–temporal distribution patterns of dinoflagellate cyst communities in the South China Sea Yangchun GaoYanhong DongAibin Zhan Original Paper 01 February 2018 Pages: 769 - 781
Sinelobus stromatoliticus sp. nov. (Peracarida: Tanaidacea) found within extant peritidal stromatolites Gavin M. RishworthRenzo PerissinottoMagdalena Błażewicz Original Paper 16 February 2018 Pages: 783 - 794
Feeding ecology, growth and reproductive biology of round goby Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) in the brackish Kiel Canal Mattias HempelVictoria MagathRalf Thiel Original Paper 09 February 2018 Pages: 795 - 807
Acropora tenella, a zooxanthellate coral extending to 110-m depth in the northern Coral Sea P. R. MuirM. PichonC. C. Wallace Original Paper 10 February 2018 Pages: 809 - 814
Drastic decline in giant clams (Bivalvia: Tridacninae) around Mauritius Island, Western Indian Ocean: implications for conservation and management Sundy RamahNawsheen Taleb-HossenkhanRanjeet Bhagooli Original Paper 08 March 2018 Pages: 815 - 823
Deep-sea video technology tracks a monoplacophoran to the end of its trail (Mollusca, Tryblidia) Julia D. SigwartMary K. WickstenSantiago Herrera Original Paper Open access 07 March 2018 Pages: 825 - 832
Errina argentina sp. nov., a new stylasterid (Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from Mar del Plata submarine canyon (Southwest Atlantic) M. C. BernalS. D. CairnsD. Lauretta Original Paper 08 March 2018 Pages: 833 - 839
Can secondary species maintain a primary role? Consistent inter-regional effects of understory algae on diversity Camilla Bertolini Original Paper Open access 16 March 2018 Pages: 841 - 849
Worming its way into Patagonia: an integrative approach reveals the cryptic invasion by Eulalia clavigera (Annelida: Phyllodocidae) Joachim LangeneckMaría Emilia DiezLuigi Musco Original Paper 06 March 2018 Pages: 851 - 861
Benthic hydroids off Scott Island and the shelf and slope of the Ross Sea (Antarctica) collected during the IPY-CAML TAN0802 voyage by R/V Tangaroa Álvaro L. Peña Cantero Original Paper 17 March 2018 Pages: 863 - 885
Population genetic instability and the phylogeography of the mussel Austromytilus rostratus (Dunker, 1857) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) D. J. Colgan Original Paper 23 March 2018 Pages: 887 - 896
Redescription and first record of Camacho faroensis Myers, 1998 (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the continental slope off Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula) Ramiro TatoJuan MoreiraVictoriano Urgorri Original Paper 05 April 2018 Pages: 897 - 904
A new bathyal species of Cestoplana (Polycladida: Cotylea) from the West Pacific Ocean Yuki OyaHiroshi Kajihara Original Paper 18 April 2018 Pages: 905 - 911
A new deep water gastropod of the genus Parabuccinum (Neogastropoda: Buccinulidae) from southwestern Atlantic waters with new data on the distribution of all species Guido Pastorino Original Paper 23 April 2018 Pages: 913 - 922
Genetic structure of intertidal shimofuri goby in the Zhejiang Coastal Sea, China: implications for management Evelyn Mokgadi RaphaloCuiping GuYongjiu Chen Original Paper 20 April 2018 Pages: 923 - 931
Distribution of benthic foraminifera along the Iranian coast Abduljamiu O. AmaoMichael A. KaminskiFabrizio Frontalini Original Paper 09 April 2018 Pages: 933 - 946
Deep-sea glass sponges (Hexactinellida) from polymetallic nodule fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), northeastern Pacific: Part II—Hexasterophora Daniel KerskenDorte JanussenPedro Martínez Arbizu Original Paper 09 April 2018 Pages: 947 - 987
How mollusk assemblages respond to different urbanization levels: characterization of the malacofauna in subtropical Brazilian mangroves Luiza de Oliveira SaadCarlo Magenta CunhaKarine Delevati Colpo Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 989 - 999
Influence of a narrow depth gradient on the spatial structure of Sargassum peracarid assemblages in Southeastern Brazil Giuliano B. JacobucciEdson A. VieiraFosca P. P. Leite Original Paper 17 April 2018 Pages: 1001 - 1011
Macrobenthic fauna with special reference to the ecology and population structure of a tubicolous amphipod, Chelicorophium madrasensis (Nayar, 1950) in a tropical estuary, southwest coast of India T. V. RehithaN. V. MadhuK. R. Lallu Original Paper 10 April 2018 Pages: 1013 - 1026
Habitat use of five key species of reef fish in rocky reef systems of southern Brazil: evidences of MPA effectiveness Antônio Batista AndersonManuela Bernardes BatistaSergio Ricardo Floeter Original Paper 24 April 2018 Pages: 1027 - 1036
A dark side of cleaning symbiosis: manned submersible observations Rodrigo L. MouraFernando C. MoraesAlex C. Bastos Short Communication 28 January 2018 Pages: 1037 - 1041
OncIdent—an interactive identification key for Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 [“1892”] (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) R. Böttger-SchnackD. Schnack Short Communication 16 March 2018 Pages: 1043 - 1046
Baited videos to assess semi-aquatic mammals: occurrence of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a marine coastal island in São Paulo, Southeast Brazil Fernanda Andreoli RolimPedro Furtado Costa RodriguesOtto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig Short Communication 22 March 2018 Pages: 1047 - 1051
Mytilus trossulus in NW Greenland is genetically more similar to North Pacific than NW Atlantic populations of the species Lis BachMalgorzata ZbawickaRoman Wenne Short Communication 27 March 2018 Pages: 1053 - 1059
First record of the stalked jellyfish Haliclystus tenuis Kishinouye, 1910 (Cnidaria: Staurozoa) in Atlantic waters Sabine HolstSilke Laakmann Short Communication 20 April 2018 Pages: 1061 - 1066
