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New record of Ocythoe tuberculata (Cephalopoda: Ocythoidae) in the north-east Atlantic related to sea warming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2009

Ángela M. Caballero-Alfonso ,
Unai Ganzedo-López ,
Guzmán Díez-Díez  and
José J. Castro
Ángela M. Caballero-Alfonso
Affiliation:
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Ciencias Básicas, 35017, Las Palmas, Spain
Unai Ganzedo-López
Affiliation:
AZTI-Tecnalia, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Ugartea z/g 48395, Sukarrieta, Bizkaia, Spain
Guzmán Díez-Díez
Affiliation:
AZTI-Tecnalia, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Ugartea z/g 48395, Sukarrieta, Bizkaia, Spain
José J. Castro*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Ciencias Básicas, 35017, Las Palmas, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: José J. Castro, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Ciencias Básicas 35017, Las Palmas, Spain email: jcastro@pesca.gi.ulpgc.es
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Abstract

The capture of two females of Ocythoe tuberculata during the summer of 2006, in the north-east Atlantic is reported. This pelagic cephalopod species are rare beyond subtropical waters and were caught at the sea surface by two live-bait boats. The appearance of this species in the area is related with an anomalous sea warming.

Keywords

anomalous sea warmingNorth-east AtlanticOcythoe tuberculata
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e79
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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