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1074 E. Biological Oceanography OLR (1987) 34 (12) 87:7022 Mikkelsen, P.M., 1987. The Eul~mmiacea of eastern Florida (Crnstaeea: Malaonstra~). Proc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):275-295. Twenty-eight species of euphausiacean crustaceans are recorded from off the eastern Florida coast, from collections by the University of Miami and Harbor Branch Foundation, Fort Pierce. Thysanopoda cristata, T. pectinata, Nematobrachion sexspinosus, and Stylocheiron robustum are newly recorded for the area. Species bibliographies and a key to adult specimens are presented, along with taxonomic and ecological notes. Indian River Coastal Zone Mus., Harbor Branch Oceanogr. Inst., 5600 Old Dixie Hgwy., Fort Pierce, FL 33450-9719, USA. 87:7023 Modlin, R.F., 1987. Heternmysini from Grand Ba- Imma Island. Description of Heteromysis agelas, new species, first description of male H. flori- densis and notes on H. guitarti (Crustacea: Mysidacea). Proc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):296- 301. Dept. of Biol. Sci., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA. 87:7024 Myers, A.A., D. McGrath and M.J. Costello, 1987. The Irish spodes of /p/,/meJa Rathe (~,mnhi- poda: A~u~ho~taau~tidae). J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67(2):307-321. Dept. of Zool., University College, Cork, Ireland. 87:7025 Price, W.W., A.P. McAllister, R.M. Towsley and Marilyn DelRe, 1986. Mysidacea from conti- nental sheff waters of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Contr. mar. Sci. Univ. Texas, 29:45-58. Morphological, ecological, and distributional data are reported on eight mysid species, five of which are recorded for the first time in this region. The mysid fauna of the northwestern gulf is also compared with that of the northeastern gulf, which is favorably influenced by gulf Loop Current intrusion and a greater number of hard-bottom communities. Dept. of Biol., Univ. of Tampa, FL 33606, USA. (gsb) 87:7026 Rangeley, R.W. and M.L.H. Thomas, 1987. Pred- atory behaviour of juvenile shore crab Caw~us ml#eams (L.). J. expl mar. Biol. Ecol., 108(2): 191- 197. Dept. of Biol., Mount Allison Univ., Sackville, NB E0A 3C0, Canada. 87:7027 Reaka, M.L., 1986. Blogeograpblc patterns of body size in stomatOl~l Crustacea: ecological and evolutionary consequences. Crustacean Issues, 4:209-236. Differences in adult body size of stomatopod species are examined in relation to substratum type, depth, latitude, and temperature, with each variable con- sidered separately. The results suggest that the type of substratum (soft or hard) and temperature are the most critical determinants of adult body size, while substratum type, adult body size and temperature or latitude determine postlarval size. Factors limiting body size in hard bottom dwellers are also discussed. Dept. of Zool., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. (gsb) 87:7028 Sieg, JOrgen, 1986. Distribution of the Tanaldaeea. Synopsis of the known data and suggestions on possible distribution patterns. Crustacean Issues, 4:165-194. The distribution patterns of tanaidaceans in the primary regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, and northern and southern temperate and tropical waters are reviewed and some systematic, ecological, and phylogenetic aspects of their zoogeography are discussed. Included are comparisons among the faunas of the major oceans, analyses of geographic origin, and analysis of the relationships between depth and body size and depth and phylogenetic age. Abteilung Vechta, Univ. Osnabruck, FRG. (gsb) 87:7029 Thomas, J.D. and J.L. Barnard, 1987. The Indo- Pacific Amlulla ¢belffern reported from the Caribbean Sea (Crnstacea: Ampidpoda). eroc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):364-370. P.O. Box 120, Big Pine Key, FL 33043, USA. 87:7030 Ueda, Hiroshi, 1987. Temporal and Sl~tial distri- bmtoa of the two ek~ly related At~'da species A. omaci/ and A. /~bu/ca (Copepoda, Cala. nolda) in a small inlet water [Maizurn Bay] of Japan. Estuar. coast. Shelf Sci., 24(5):691-700. Dept. of Mar. Sci., Univ. of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Oldnawa 903-01, Japan. 87:7031 Ward, P. and D.B. Robins, 1987. The reproductive d ~ ~ Glesbrec~ (Co- pepeda: ~ ) at South ~ IAntarc- tlca]. J. expi mar. Biol. Ecol., 108(2):127-145. British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Rd., Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.

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1074 E. Biological Oceanography OLR (1987) 34 (12)

87:7022 Mikkelsen, P.M., 1987. The Eul~mmiacea of eastern

Florida (Crnstaeea: Malaonstra~). Proc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):275-295.

Twenty-eight species of euphausiacean crustaceans are recorded from off the eastern Florida coast, from collections by the University of Miami and Harbor Branch Foundation, Fort Pierce. Thysanopoda cristata, T. pectinata, Nematobrachion sexspinosus, and Stylocheiron robustum are newly recorded for the area. Species bibliographies and a key to adult specimens are presented, along with taxonomic and ecological notes. Indian River Coastal Zone Mus., Harbor Branch Oceanogr. Inst., 5600 Old Dixie Hgwy., Fort Pierce, FL 33450-9719, USA.

87:7023 Modlin, R.F., 1987. Heternmysini from Grand Ba-

Imma Island. Description of Heteromysis agelas, new species, first description of male H. flori- densis and notes on H. guitarti (Crustacea: Mysidacea). Proc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):296- 301. Dept. of Biol. Sci., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.

87:7024 Myers, A.A., D. McGrath and M.J. Costello, 1987.

The Irish spodes of /p/,/meJa Rathe (~,mnhi- poda: A~u~ho~taau~tidae). J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67(2):307-321. Dept. of Zool., University College, Cork, Ireland.

87:7025 Price, W.W., A.P. McAllister, R.M. Towsley and

Marilyn DelRe, 1986. Mysidacea from conti- nental sheff waters of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Contr. mar. Sci. Univ. Texas, 29:45-58.

Morphological, ecological, and distributional data are reported on eight mysid species, five of which are recorded for the first time in this region. The mysid fauna of the northwestern gulf is also compared with that of the northeastern gulf, which is favorably influenced by gulf Loop Current intrusion and a greater number of hard-bottom communities. Dept. of Biol., Univ. of Tampa, FL 33606, USA. (gsb)

87:7026 Rangeley, R.W. and M.L.H. Thomas, 1987. Pred-

atory behaviour of juvenile shore crab Caw~us ml#eams (L.). J. expl mar. Biol. Ecol., 108(2): 191- 197. Dept. of Biol., Mount Allison Univ., Sackville, NB E0A 3C0, Canada.

87:7027 Reaka, M.L., 1986. Blogeograpblc patterns of body

size in stomatOl~l Crustacea: ecological and

evolutionary consequences. Crustacean Issues, 4:209-236.

Differences in adult body size of stomatopod species are examined in relation to substratum type, depth, latitude, and temperature, with each variable con- sidered separately. The results suggest that the type of substratum (soft or hard) and temperature are the most critical determinants of adult body size, while substratum type, adult body size and temperature or latitude determine postlarval size. Factors limiting body size in hard bottom dwellers are also discussed. Dept. of Zool., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. (gsb)

87:7028 Sieg, JOrgen, 1986. Distribution of the Tanaldaeea.

Synopsis of the known data and suggestions on possible distribution patterns. Crustacean Issues, 4:165-194.

The distribution patterns of tanaidaceans in the primary regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, and northern and southern temperate and tropical waters are reviewed and some systematic, ecological, and phylogenetic aspects of their zoogeography are discussed. Included are comparisons among the faunas of the major oceans, analyses of geographic origin, and analysis of the relationships between depth and body size and depth and phylogenetic age. Abteilung Vechta, Univ. Osnabruck, FRG. (gsb)

87:7029 Thomas, J.D. and J.L. Barnard, 1987. The Indo-

Pacific Amlulla ¢belffern reported from the Caribbean Sea (Crnstacea: Ampidpoda). eroc. biol. Soc. Wash., 100(2):364-370. P.O. Box 120, Big Pine Key, FL 33043, USA.

87:7030 Ueda, Hiroshi, 1987. Temporal and Sl~tial distri-

bmtoa of the two ek~ly related At~'da species A. omaci/ and A. / ~ b u / c a (Copepoda, Cala. nolda) in a small inlet water [Maizurn Bay] of Japan. Estuar. coast. Shelf Sci., 24(5):691-700. Dept. of Mar. Sci., Univ. of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Oldnawa 903-01, Japan.

87:7031 Ward, P. and D.B. Robins, 1987. The reproductive

d ~ ~ Glesbrec~ (Co- pepeda: ~ ) at South ~ IAntarc- tlca]. J. expi mar. Biol. Ecol., 108(2):127-145. British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Rd., Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.