Decapoda - Caridea - Alvinocarididae - Nautilocaris

Nautilocaris saintlaurentae Komai & Segonzac, 2004



World Distribution
hydrothermal vents on the North Fiji and Lau Basins, south-western Pacific. Futuna area.
Komai et al. (2016, Zootaxa) - Futuna 1478 m, Previously known from hydrothermal vents on the North Fiji Basin, Lau Basin, Tonga Arc, and Brothers Caldera on the Kermadec Ridge, at depths of 1604–2000 m (Komai & Segonzac 2004; Ahyong 2009; Vereshchaka et al. 2015)

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Deep Hydrothermal vent

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1478-2000 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
WALLIS & FUTUNA - Nautilocaris saintlaurentae - Boulard, 2014: 10, IFREMER Scientific Report, Futuna area 1500-1600 m, hydrothermal vent. - Komai et al., 2016: 307, DS “Nautile”, dive 1776, Kulo Lasi, Futuna, 14°55.0466’S, 177°14.9152’W, 1478 m, 12 September 2010, slurp gun, bottle 2, 2 specimens, MNHN-IU-2014-12700. Futuna I cruise IFREMER, R/V Atalante, DS Nautile.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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