Doubling the known diversity of a remote island fauna: marine bivalves of the Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas oceanic archipelagos (Southeastern Pacific Ocean).

ABSTRACT: Juan Fernández and Desventuradas are two oceanic archipelagos located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast that received protected status as marine parks in 2016. Remoteness and access difficulty contributed to historically poor biodiversity sampling and limited associated research. This is particularly noticeable for bivalves, with most prior regional publications focused on single taxa or un-illustrated checklists. This study investigates marine bivalves collected between the intertidal and 415 m depth during (1) the 1997 IOC97 expedition aboard the M/V Carlos Porter, with special focus on scuba-collected micro-mollusks of both archipelagos, (2) two expeditions by the R/V Anton Bruun (Cruise 12/1965 and Cruise 17/1966), and (3) Cruise 21 of USN

SUBMITTER: Zelaya DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216210 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature