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A new record of the giant deep-sea oyster Neopycnodonte zibrowii in the Gulf of Cadiz (south-western Iberian Peninsula)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2010

Serge Gofas ,
José L. Rueda ,
Carmen Salas  and
Victor Díaz-Del-Río
Serge Gofas*
Affiliation:
Departamento Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071Málaga
José L. Rueda
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto Pesquero s/n, E-29640Fuengirola
Carmen Salas
Affiliation:
Departamento Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071Málaga
Victor Díaz-Del-Río
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto Pesquero s/n, E-29640Fuengirola
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Gofas, Departamento Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Málaga email: sgofas@uma.es
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Abstract

The occurrence of a living population of the giant deep-sea oyster Neopycnodonte zibrowii is reported on the slopes of Hespérides Mud Volcano Complex in the Gulf of Cádiz, south-western Iberian Peninsula, in 720 m depth. A noteworthy circumstance of this new record is its situation on a sea bottom which was suitable for the operation of a rock dredge and does not apparently feature abrupt cliffs or rocky overhangs as in previous reports on the species.

Keywords

Neopycnodonte zibrowiiOstreidaedeep-sea oystersGulf of Cádiznew record
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e72
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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