@article{5cca199bbb664acb9343670435e8ffbe,
title = "Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California",
abstract = "Symbiotic associations between pelagic arthropods and gelatinous zooplankters were surveyed and analyzed via blue-water SCUBA and a remotely operated submersible (ROV) during March 2015 in the Gulf of California. Our analyses focused on hyperiid amphipods (10 species), copepods (1), and pycnogonids (1) associated with different groups of gelata. Here. we report observations on 13 previously undocumented and 4 known symbiotic associations. The nature and dynamics of these associations are still poorly understood, particularly those involving deep-living taxa. The discovery of the pycnogonid Bathypallenopsis calcanea (Stephensen, 1933) in association with the medusa Aeginura grimaldii Maas, 1904 was predicted by Hedgpeth (Deep-Sea Res 9:487–491, 1962). We include in vivo or in situ photographs of some of these associations. The Megalanceoloides, previously reported as M. remipes (Barnard), are here recognized as belonging to a new species. These new data represent a significant addition to our knowledge of these symbiotic associations in the mid- and deep waters of the Gulf of California.",
keywords = "Deep-living zooplankton, Gelata, Hyperiid amphipods, New species, Symbioses, Symbiotic crustaceans",
author = "Rebeca Gasca and Browne, {William E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements To Steven H.D. Haddock (chief scientist) for the invitation to participate in the cruise to the Gulf of California, and to the crew of the R/V Western Flyer and the pilots and technicians of the ROV Doc Ricketts, whose invaluable work has allowed the discovery of these and many other symbioses in the pelagic realm. To Gabriel Genzano, Alejandro Puente Tapia, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata and George Matsumoto, MBARI for their help in the identification of medusae. Material was collected under permit DGOPA.-02919/14 issued by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA). The scientific expedition was organized and supported by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Funding Information: To Steven H.D. Haddock (chief scientist) for the invitation to participate in the cruise to the Gulf of California, and to the crew of the R/V Western Flyer and the pilots and technicians of the ROV Doc Ricketts , whose invaluable work has allowed the discovery of these and many other symbioses in the pelagic realm. To Gabriel Genzano, Alejandro Puente Tapia, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata and George Matsumoto, MBARI for their help in the identification of medusae. Material was collected under permit DGOPA.-02919/14 issued by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA). The scientific expedition was organized and supported by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) organized and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation supported the scientific expedition. Rebeca Gasca and William Browne have no conflicts of interest involved in the development of this work. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors.",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s12526-017-0668-5",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "48",
pages = "1767--1775",
journal = "Marine Biodiversity",
issn = "1867-1616",
publisher = "Springer Publishing Company",
number = "4",
}
