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Overview
Distribution
Arabian Sea, Atlantic Europe, Bretagne, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Gascogne, Gulf of Mexico, Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Madeira, Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone, Mediterranean Sea, Moroccan Atlantic, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, North Africa, North West Atlantic, Nova Scotia, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, Sahara Coast, South Africa (country), South Coast of Africa, South East Atlantic, West Atlantic, West Coast of Ireland, West Mediterranean
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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Emmerson W.D. A comparison between decapod Species common to both Mediterranean and Southern African Waters.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=42379
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d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventaire et distribution des crustacés décapodes de l'Atlantique nord-oriental, de la Méditerranée et des eaux continentales adjacentes au nord de 25°N [Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N]. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1154
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Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145244
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Holthuis, L.B., 1952a. Crustacés Décapodes, Macrures. [Crustacea Decapoda, Macrura]. Expédition océanographique belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949): résultats scientifiques, 3(2). Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique: Bruxelles, Belgium. 87 pp.
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Range Description
This species is found across the globe, including the Mediterranean, down to the Canary Islands and Mauritania, the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa, South Africa, East Africa, Comoros Islands and Madagascar (Galil 2000). In the Atlantic, this species is known from USA, Canada, Iceland and the Labrador Sea, down to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea and also as far as Guyana and Chile (Galil 2000). Additionally it is present in the waters off Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, China Sea up to Japan and Taiwan (Galil 2000, Ahyong and Chan 2004, Ahyong and Galil 2006). It has been recorded in the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka and Gulf of Aden (Galil 2000).
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Range Description
This species is found in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, from Mauritania to Namibia (Macpherson 1991, Galil 2000), between depths of 100 and 2,100 m.
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Range Description
This species is found in the Pacific, in the east from San Clement Island, California, USA to Valaparaiso, Chile (Wicksten 1981).
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Latitude 57°N (Davis Strait) to Caribbean Sea
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Physical Description
Type Information
Holotype for Polycheles sculptus Smith
Catalog Number: USNM 39957
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Sex/Stage: male;
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): E. Tarr
Locality: S Of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 457 to 457
Catalog Number: USNM 39957
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Sex/Stage: male;
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): E. Tarr
Locality: S Of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 457 to 457
- Holotype: 1880. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 2: 346, for 1879, pl. 7, figs. 1-6.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species has been found on muddy substrates off the coast of Ireland and a Chilean methane seep area (ERT Scotland Ltd 2007, Sellanes et al. 2008). It is found between depths of 200 and 4,000 m.
Systems
- Marine
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Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
There is no habitat information available for this species.
Systems
- Marine
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Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
There is no habitat information available for this species.
Systems
- Marine
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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Depth range based on 212 specimens in 2 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 104 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 69 - 2857.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.510 - 18.903
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.738 - 38.659
Salinity (PPS): 33.425 - 36.484
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.034 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.489 - 2.876
Silicate (umol/l): 2.420 - 121.824
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 69 - 2857.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.510 - 18.903
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.738 - 38.659
Salinity (PPS): 33.425 - 36.484
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.034 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.489 - 2.876
Silicate (umol/l): 2.420 - 121.824
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 104 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 69 - 2857.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.510 - 18.903
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.738 - 38.659
Salinity (PPS): 33.425 - 36.484
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.034 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.489 - 2.876
Silicate (umol/l): 2.420 - 121.824
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 69 - 2857.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.510 - 18.903
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.738 - 38.659
Salinity (PPS): 33.425 - 36.484
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.034 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.489 - 2.876
Silicate (umol/l): 2.420 - 121.824
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Polycheles sculptus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
GGAGCCTGAGCTGGATTAATTGGAACTGCCTTA---AGACTCCTTATCCGCACAGAACTAGGACAACCAGGATCCTTTATTGGAGAT---GACCAAATCTTCAATGTAATTGTAACTGCCCATGCCTTTGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTGATACCAATTATAATCGGAGGTTTCGGAAATTGACTTTTACCTCTCATG---CTTTCCGCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGCCTCAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTACCCCCTTCCCTAATTCTCCTTCTATTCAGAGGATTAATTGAGAGAGGCGTTGGAACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCTCTTTCCTCTTCTCTTGCTCACGCTGGCGCCTCAGTTGACCTC---GCAATTTTCTCGCTCCATTTAGCAGGGGTTTCTTCAATCTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATAACAACAGTTATCAATATACGACCCCTAGGAATAACTATAGATCGCCTTCCCCTATTCGTTTGAGCTGTCTTTATTACAATAATTCTTCTTCTTCTTTCACTCCCAGTTCTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATACTTCTTACAGACCGAAATTTAAACACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCCATTCTCTATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GAT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Polycheles sculptus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 8
Specimens with Barcodes: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 8
Specimens with Barcodes: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2011
Assessor/s
Chan, T.Y.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Livingstone, S. & Richman, N.
Contributor/s
Batchelor, A., De Silva, R., Dyer, E., Kasthala, G., Lutz, M.L., McGuinness, S., Milligan, HT, Soulsby, A.-M. & Whitton, F.
Justification
Stereomastis sculpta is assessed as Least Concern because it has a very large distribution across the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans; lives at great depths and is not being impacted by any major threats.
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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2011
Assessor/s
Chan, T.Y.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Livingstone, S. & Richman, N.
Contributor/s
Batchelor, A., De Silva, R., Dyer, E., Kasthala, G., Lutz, M.L., McGuinness, S., Milligan, HT, Soulsby, A.-M. & Whitton, F.
Justification
Stereomastis talismani has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a broad range, and occupies deep-water so faces no major threats.
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IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2011
Assessor/s
Chan, T.Y.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Livingstone, S. & Richman, N.
Contributor/s
Batchelor, A., De Silva, R., Dyer, E., Kasthala, G., Lutz, M.L., McGuinness, S., Milligan, HT, Soulsby, A.-M. & Whitton, F.
Justification
Stereomastis pacifica is assessed as Least Concern because it has a large distribution, lives at great depths and is not being impacted by any major threat processes.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
This species is described as abundant in the Catalan sea, western Mediterranean and the Mexican Gulf (Cartes and Sardia 1993, Wicksten and Packard 2005).
Population Trend
Stable
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Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend
Stable
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Threats
Major Threats
This species faces no major threat.
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Major Threats
It is considered an 'important' by-catch when caught along the Gulf of Guinea by deep sea trawlers (Schnieder 1992), however it is only taken in a small part of its range. This species faces no major threat at the present time.
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Major Threats
It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species.
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Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no conservation measures in place for this species.
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Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no conservation measures in place for this species.
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Wikipedia
Polycheles sculptus
Polycheles sculptus is a species of "strange, blind crustacean".[3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in deep water, being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Mediterranean Sea, and across much of the Indo-West Pacific,[4] at depths of 200–4,000 metres (660–13,000 ft).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ T. Y. Chan (2011). "Stereomastis sculpta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Bella Galil (2000). "Crustacea Decapoda: Review of the genera and species of the family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874". In A. Crosnier. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 21 (184): 285–387.
- ^ Shane T. Ahyong & Tin-Yam Chan (2004). "Polychelid lobsters of Taiwan (Decapoda: Polychelidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1): 171–182.
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