Polynoid polychaetes of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and a new holothurian association

Presented here is a new deep-sea association between the polynoid, Eunoe bathydomus (Ditlevsen, 1917) and the holothurian Deima validum validum Théel, 1879 from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic. For the first time in the deep-sea two polynoid specimens have been found on a single holothurian h...

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Published inMarine biology research Vol. 9; no. 5-6; pp. 547 - 553
Main Authors Shields, Mark A., Glover, Adrian G., Wiklund, Helena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2013
Subjects
benthic ecology
deep sea
Eunoe
holothurian
Marine
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
polychaete
polynoid
AN, North Atlantic
A, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Summary:Presented here is a new deep-sea association between the polynoid, Eunoe bathydomus (Ditlevsen, 1917) and the holothurian Deima validum validum Théel, 1879 from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic. For the first time in the deep-sea two polynoid specimens have been found on a single holothurian host. Genetic data in this study show that E. bathydomus has a distribution ranging across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge over a distance of 72 km, which could have been facilitated by hitchhiking on holothurians, although the main ecological benefits for being associated with a host remain unclear. Additional taxonomic records of polynoid species recovered during remotely operated vehicle Isis sampling during the RRS James Cook cruise JC48 in summer of 2010 are also presented.
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ISSN:1745-1000
1745-1019
DOI:10.1080/17451000.2012.749992