A.NTAROTI0 BENTHOS
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The f i s t work on East Antarctic species seems to be Walker’s (1903)
account of the collections made by the Southern Cross. Walker also
reported on the collections made by the Discovery (1906) and the
National Antarctic Expedition (1907). Chevreux (1906, 1911b,
1912, 1913) published preliminary accounts and the definitive reports
on the two French Antarctic expeditions. In 1911(a) he published a separate paper on the amphipods of the South Sandwich
Islands. Chilton (1912) contributed the section on amphipods to the
reports of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, and (1925)
wrote on the fauna of the South Orkneys. Monod (1925a, 1925b, 1926)
reported on the collections made by the Belgica. Schellenberg (1926)
wrote up the amphipods of the German South Polar Expedition.
Barnard contributed a lengthy account of the Terra Nova (1930)
collection and a short account (1931) followed by a massive volume on
the collections of the Discovery Investigations (1932). The material
collected by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition was written up by
Nicholls (1938), that by the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition by
Shoemaker (1945). The collections of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition were described by Stephensen (1947). Ruffo (1949) contributed the
second part of the report on the amphipods of the Belgica. Oldevig
(1961) described a new species from the South Sandwich Islands.
Hurley (1965a, 1965b) distinguished between the common species of
Orchomenella in the Ross Sea and described one of them as new, and
re-described some of Walker’s early types.
The amphipod fauna of South Georgia was treated in many of these
publications, a few have been concerned with South Georgia alone,
e.g. Pfeffer (1888), Chilton (1913) and Shoemaker (1914).
Schellenberg (1926) was concerned solely with Gammaridea. Of the
Antarctic shelf forms, his records at that date showed that threequarters were confined to one area of the Continent. He could list only
seven species with a circumpolar distribution, i.e. Waldeckia obesa
Chevreux, Tryphosa murrayi Walker, Orchomenella pinguides Walker,
Orchomenopsis chilensis f. rossi Walker, Thaumatelson herdmani
Walker, Epimeria macrodonta Walker and Eusirus microps Walker.
Chevreux (1913) on the evidence available to him noted that 11
families of the Gammaridea and the family Caprellidae were absent
from Antarctic waters. The German South Polar Expedition collected
four of these families of the Gammaridea and the Caprellidae, while
another family, the Lafistidae, was collected by the Terra Nova.
Barnard (1932) could therefore report that only a few of the smaller
families like the Stenothoidae, Cressidae, Anamixidae, Ingolfiellidae
and Argissidae were still not known from the Antarctic.
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The f i s t work on East Antarctic species seems to be Walker’s (1903)
account of the collections made by the Southern Cross. Walker also
reported on the collections made by the Discovery (1906) and the
National Antarctic Expedition (1907). Chevreux (1906, 1911b,
1912, 1913) published preliminary accounts and the definitive reports
on the two French Antarctic expeditions. In 1911(a) he published a separate paper on the amphipods of the South Sandwich
Islands. Chilton (1912) contributed the section on amphipods to the
reports of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, and (1925)
wrote on the fauna of the South Orkneys. Monod (1925a, 1925b, 1926)
reported on the collections made by the Belgica. Schellenberg (1926)
wrote up the amphipods of the German South Polar Expedition.
Barnard contributed a lengthy account of the Terra Nova (1930)
collection and a short account (1931) followed by a massive volume on
the collections of the Discovery Investigations (1932). The material
collected by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition was written up by
Nicholls (1938), that by the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition by
Shoemaker (1945). The collections of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition were described by Stephensen (1947). Ruffo (1949) contributed the
second part of the report on the amphipods of the Belgica. Oldevig
(1961) described a new species from the South Sandwich Islands.
Hurley (1965a, 1965b) distinguished between the common species of
Orchomenella in the Ross Sea and described one of them as new, and
re-described some of Walker’s early types.
The amphipod fauna of South Georgia was treated in many of these
publications, a few have been concerned with South Georgia alone,
e.g. Pfeffer (1888), Chilton (1913) and Shoemaker (1914).
Schellenberg (1926) was concerned solely with Gammaridea. Of the
Antarctic shelf forms, his records at that date showed that threequarters were confined to one area of the Continent. He could list only
seven species with a circumpolar distribution, i.e. Waldeckia obesa
Chevreux, Tryphosa murrayi Walker, Orchomenella pinguides Walker,
Orchomenopsis chilensis f. rossi Walker, Thaumatelson herdmani
Walker, Epimeria macrodonta Walker and Eusirus microps Walker.
Chevreux (1913) on the evidence available to him noted that 11
families of the Gammaridea and the family Caprellidae were absent
from Antarctic waters. The German South Polar Expedition collected
four of these families of the Gammaridea and the Caprellidae, while
another family, the Lafistidae, was collected by the Terra Nova.
Barnard (1932) could therefore report that only a few of the smaller
families like the Stenothoidae, Cressidae, Anamixidae, Ingolfiellidae
and Argissidae were still not known from the Antarctic.