title: Crustaceans from antipatharians on banks of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
abstract: The stalked barnacle Oxynaspisgracilis, the chirostylid squat lobster Uroptychus sp., and the caridean shrimps Periclimenescf.antipathophilus and Pseudopontonidesprincipis have been collected at 68-124 m by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on banks in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These species inhabited six species of antipatharian hosts. Pseudopontonidesprincipis, Oxynaspisgracilis, and Uroptychus sp. were not confined to a single host species. Except for Oxynaspisgracilis, collected by ROV in 2004-2005, these species have not been reported previously in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station Texas U.S.A. 77843-3258.
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wicksten
authors.affiliation: Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551 U.S.A.
authors.forename: Marissa F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Nuttall
authors.affiliation: Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551 U.S.A.
authors.forename: Emma L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hickerson
keywords: Anomura; Antipatharia; Caridea; Cirripedia; Gulf of Mexico