Distribution of marine, benthic macro-organisms at Svalbard ...

CONTENTS
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SUMMARY.................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................15
MATERIAL AND METHODS...................................................................................15
The area ....................................................................................................................15
Collection of information from published sources...................................................16
Collection of information from cruises ....................................................................17
SCUBA-diving inventories; University of Tromsø ..............................................17
Cruises in collaboration with UNIS ......................................................................19
Registration of information - the database ...............................................................19
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ..................................................................................20
Literature ..................................................................................................................20
Records of species or higher taxa.............................................................................21
RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................................................................................27
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................28
Appendix 1. Definition and borders between the geographical zones of Svalbard (including
Bear Island) and Jan Mayen.........................................................................................29
Appendix 2. List of literature with information from the geographical areas. ............31
Appendix 3. Species list of organisms.........................................................................43
PHAEOPHYTA........................................................................................................43
RHODOPHYTA.......................................................................................................44
CHLOROPHYTA ....................................................................................................45
PORIFERA...............................................................................................................46
CNIDARIA...............................................................................................................48
Hydrozoa (CNIDARIA)........................................................................................48
Scyphozoa (CNIDARIA) ......................................................................................50
Anthozoa (CNIDARIA) ........................................................................................50
CTENOPHORA .......................................................................................................51
NEMERTINI ............................................................................................................51
NEMATODA ...........................................................................................................52
KAMPTOZOA (Entoprocta)....................................................................................52
PRIAPULIDA ..........................................................................................................52
ECHIURIDA ............................................................................................................52
SIPUNCULIDA........................................................................................................52
ANNELIDA..............................................................................................................53
Polychaeta (ANNELIDA).....................................................................................53
Archiannelida (ANNELIDA)................................................................................56
Oligochaeta (ANNELIDA) ...................................................................................57
POGONOPHORA ....................................................................................................57
CHELICERATA ......................................................................................................57
Pycnogonida (CHELICERATA)...........................................................................57
CRUSTACEA ..........................................................................................................57
Ostracoda (CRUSTACEA) ...................................................................................57
Copepoda (CRUSTACEA) ...................................................................................58
Cirripedia (CRUSTACEA) ...................................................................................59
Leptostraca (CRUSTACEA).................................................................................59
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