Global distribution patterns of genera occurring in the Arctic Ocean deeper 2000 m
Journal: Invertzool
Year: 2013

A list of genera represented in the abyssal (>2000 m) of the Arctic Ocean was compiled for 8 classes (Scaphopoda, Bivalvia, Crinoidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea and Ascidiacea) and some orders from the classes Anthozoa, Maxillopoda and Malacostraca. This list includes 92 genera and 133 species. Species endemic to the Arctic Ocean comprise 51% whereas species endemic to the Arctic abyssal comprise 19%. Only two small genera are endemic to the Arctic Ocean. Genera with a w