Some Marine Isopod Crustaceans from off the Southern California Coast

Abstract

In the summer of 1962 the author identified isopods caught in the submarine canyons off the southern California coast by workers, of the research vessel "Valero IV" of the Allan Hancock Foundation of the University of Southern California. The results of that work have been published (Schultz, 1964). There were additional isopods collected during the voyage which were not part of the canyon fauna and they are considered in this paper. The specimens were taken from the benthic environment by means of an Orange Peel Grab or a Campbell Grab bottom sampler. Ten species were taken, 3 of which were new to science.