Moebjergarctus manganis Bussau, 1992

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49. Moebjergarctus manganis Bussau, 1992

Moebjergarctus manganis gen. et sp.n. ( Bussau 1992)

Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( Peru, South America)

Pacific Ocean:

• 07°03′84′′S, 88°28′15′′W [07°04′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–6 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°04′35′′S, 88°27′77′′W [07°04′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Type Locality: Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, sediment-filled crevices of a manganese nodule (8 cm in diameter) lying on the sediment, surface sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°04′39′′S, 88°27′45′′W [07°04′S, 88°27′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–6 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°04′42′′S, 88°27′86′′W [07°04′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–6 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°04′47′′S, 88°26′75′′W [07°04′S, 88°27′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–6 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°04′69′′S, 88°27′63′′W [07°05′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–6 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°05′04′′S, 88°26′66′′W [07°05′S, 88°27′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, sediment-filled crevices of a buried (30–40 cm deep) manganese nodule (9 cm in diameter), sediment. Bussau (1992)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Pacific Ocean: 7; total: 7.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO87: 7; total: 7.

Remarks: This species from the monotypic abyssal genus was found along a transect off the coast of Peru in a region covered by manganese nodules. Found 0–6 cm deep in sediment, it has not been reported again since the original study.