Magdalena Błażewicz-Paszkowycz

TL;DR: The first register of the marine species of the world is compiled and it is estimated that between one-third and two-thirds of marine species may be undescribed, and previous estimates of there being well over one million marine species appear highly unlikely.

TL;DR: This paper evaluates recent progress in Southern Ocean benthic research and identifies priorities for future research, including timely and accurate species identifications, application of standardized sampling and reporting procedures, as well as cooperation between disciplines and nations.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the diversity of the tanaidomorphs in deeper waters and in certain ocean regions remains to be discovered; that the smaller taxa are largely understudied; and that numerous cryptic species remain to be distinguished.

TL;DR: On the basis of qualitative and quantitative components of diatom taxa it can be concluded that the food of Diastylis mawsoni comes from the pelagial, whereas theFood of the other peracarids is of benthic origin.

TL;DR: The global zoogeographic distribution of the most widespread peracarid species occurring in three or more ocean basins below 2000 m is analysed and there is evidence from molecular genetic studies that some of the widespreadPeracarids represent several cryptic species.