C.W. Hart, Jr., Raymond B. Manning and Thomas M. Iliffe. 1985. The fauna
of Atlantic marine caves: Evidence of dispersal by sea floor spreading while maintaining
ties to deep waters. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 98:288-292.
Evidence is presented that significant ties exist
between the faunas of marine caves and those of the deep seas, that marine
cave faunas may contain very old elements, and that marine caves have served
as faunal refuges over very long periods of time. In addition, the
term "crevicular" is introduced to designate those aquatic habitats
formed by crevasses in and among rocks, as well as to describe the organisms
that live in those habitats.
Thomas M. Iliffe, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at
Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553, U.S.A.
Email: iliffet@tamug.edu
Keywords:
marine caves; deep sea.
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