Nebaliella caboti Clark, 1932

McCormack, Edward & Ashelby and David McGrath, Christopher W., 2016, A review of the Leptostraca of the British Isles with discussion of the genus Sarsinebalia Dahl, Nauplius (e 2016006) 24, pp. 1-19 : 12

Nebaliella caboti Clark, 1932

Material examined. None.

British and Irish Distribution. Rockall Trough,

1390–2900 m ( Mauchline and Gage, 1983) ( Fig. 2D ).

Distribution beyond the study area. Cabot Strait, eastern Canada at 378 m (type locality – Clark, 1932), off New Jersey, U.S.A., 2085 m ( Hessler and Sanders, 1965).

Remarks. Although Mauchline and Gage (1983) referred their specimens to N. caboti they did so with some reservation given the uncertainty surrounding the systematics of Nebaliella at that time and stated that comparative studies should be made of all Nebaliella species to help resolve these issues. Such a study was conducted by Walker-Smith (1998) who reviewed Mauchline and Gage’s (1983) record accepting their identification in addition to providing other characters useful for separating N. caboti from its congeners.

Figures

Figure 2. Distribution of Leptostraca in the British Isles: (A) Nebalia borealis Dahl, 1985; (B) Sarsinebalia urgorrii Moreira, Gestoso and Troncoso,2003;(C)Sarsinebalia typhlops(G.O.Sars,1870); (D) Nebaliella cabotiClark,1932 (denoted by blue circles); Nebaliopsis typica G.O. Sars, 1887 (red diamonds).