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

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 w...

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Autores: Gofas, Serge, Rueda, José Luis, Salas, C., Díaz-del-Río-Español, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/320979
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/320979
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
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Sumario: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.