Trophon leptocharteres P. G. Oliver & Picken 1984
50. Trophon leptocharteres P. G. Oliver & Picken, 1984 [Figs 17A–C] Trophon leptocharteres P. G. Oliver & Picken, 1984: 109, figs 28, 31a, b Material examined. • 1 spm, Stn. 14. Type locality. Borge Bay on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands), 15 to 30 m depth. Bathymetric distribution. 10–130 m. Substrate. Hard bottom. Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Antarctic Peninsula. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: -. Remarks. The maximum height is 26.2 mm. During our study we found one single specimen (height 15 mm) in Ardley Cove in a depth of 70 m. This species was already known from the study area from previous Soviet Antarctic expeditions in depths between 10 and 30 m. References. Oliver & Picken (1984), Aldea & Troncoso (2010b), Engl (2012), Aldea et al. (2016).
Institutions
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
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- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15375720
- Primary Topic
- Marine and coastal plant biology
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- article
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