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Book SynopsisThe prime function of the interstitial system is the processing of organic material flushed into the sand. It functions as a carbon sink, which has significant implications in this age, in which we are trying to fight carbon levels in the atmosphere. Copepods are top predators here and thus crucially important. This book presents the first data about cyclopoid and poecilostomatoid copepods from the Australian marine interstitial. It includes one new cyclopoid family, the second record of the poecilostomatoid family Polyankyaliidae, one new genus, and 21 new species. A zoogeographic analysis of the copepods recorded emphasizes the importance of looking at small-scale patterns when inferring Gondwanaland biogeography, and a number of distinct zoogeographic regions is now becoming apparent in Australia.
Table of ContentsPREFACE AND SUMMARY INTRODUCTION MATERIAL AND METHODS TAXONOMIC ACCOUNT Order POECILOSTOMATOIDA Thorell, 1859 Family CLAUSIDIIDAE Embleton, 1901 Genus Hemicyclops Boeck, 1873 1. Hemicyclops nichollsi n. sp. Genus Cemihyclops n. g. 2. Cemihyclops cedunensis n. sp. Family POLYANKYLIIDAE Ho & Kim, 1997 Genus Polyankylis Ho & Kim, 1997 3. Polyankylis australis n. sp. Family CORYCAEIDAE Dana, 1852 Genus Onychocorycaeus M. Dahl, 1912 4. Onychocorycaeus pacificus (Dahl, 1894) 5. Onychocorycaeus catus (Dahl, 1894) Order CYCLOPOIDA Rafinesque, 1815 Family OITHONIDAE Dana, 1853 Genus Oithona Baird, 1843 6. Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1892 Family CYCLOPINIDAE Sars, 1913 Genus Cyclopinella Sars, 1913 7. Cyclopinella tincanbayensis n. sp. Genus Hemicyclopina Herbst, 1953 8. Hemicyclopina martinezi n. sp. Genus Allocyclopina Kiefer, 1954 9. Allocyclopina australiensis n. sp. Genus Cyclopina Claus, 1862 10. Cyclopina unisetosa n. sp. 11. Cyclopina amita n. sp. 12. Cyclopina adelphe n. sp. 13. Cyclopina kasis n. sp. 14. Cyclopina kasignete n. sp.
