Publications by authors named "Steinunn H Olafsdottir"
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- Two new Arctic incirrate octopus species are identified, with one, Muusoctopus aegir, receiving formal description due to distinct characteristics like absence of stylets and unique funnel organ morphology.
- The study also explores morphology and reproductive biology of related species, contributing important data on gill lamellae counts and reproductive system structure.
- It includes tools for species identification and equations to estimate physical measurements of the new species, expanding knowledge on the diversity and distribution of Muusoctopus in Arctic waters.
The Ægir Ridge System (ARS) is an ancient extinct spreading axis in the Nordic seas extending from the upper slope east of Iceland (∼550 m depth), as part of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), to a depth of ∼3,800 m in the Norwegian basin. Geomorphologically a rift valley, the ARS has a canyon-like structure that may promote increased diversity and faunal density. The main objective of this study was to characterize benthic habitats and related macro- and megabenthic communities along the ARS, and the influence of water mass variables and depth on them.
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