An overview of North Atlantic Unciola Say, 1818 is provided along with the description two new species, U. conchicola sp. nov. and icelandica Both deep-sea species were collected living sympatrically at an almost 2000 m depth in Iceland Basin, southwest Iceland, each showing a vertical distribution more than 1 km. In addition to wide range, also shows broad geographic 1000 was seen attach its t...

There is a gap in our understanding of the relative and interactive effects of different parasite species on the same host population. Here we examine the effects of the acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus galaxii, an unidentified cyclophyllidean cestode, and the trematodes Coitocaecum parvum and Microphallus sp. on several fitness components of the amphipod Paracalliope fluviatilis, using a combin...

The injection of anthropogenically-produced CO2 into the atmosphere will lead to an increase in temperature and a decrease in pH at the surface of the oceans by 2100. Marine intertidal organisms possess the ability to cope in the short term with environmental fluctuations exceeding predicted values. However, how they will cope with chronic exposure to elevated temperature and pCO2 is virtually ...

Nowadays, beach nourishment is widely considered as a better alternative compared to the construction of hard structures to protect a sandy coast against detrimental erosive effects, both from an ecological and an engineering perspective. The rare studies conducted on the ecological impact of beach nourishment are short-term, post hoc monitoring investigations of the benthic macrofauna. Little ...

The amphipod family Pardaliscidae has a worldwide distribution and is considered to be especially common in the deep sea. This is the first record of the genus Nicippe in New Zealand waters and a new species, N. rogeri sp. nov is described in honour of Dr. Roger Bamber. This brings the number of species in the genus Nicippe worldwide to four. The new species is described in detail and a key to ...