Eurythenes atacamensis
| Eurythenes atacamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Eurytheneidae |
| Genus: | Eurythenes |
| Species: | E. atacamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurythenes atacamensis Weston & Espinosa-Leal, 2021 | |
Eurythenes atacamensis is a species of amphipod restricted to the Peru-Chile ocean trench.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Weston, Johanna (2 June 2021). "A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered Deep in The Ocean". ScienceAlert.
- ^ Weston, Johanna. "How we discovered a new giant crustacean on the deepest depths of the ocean floor". Phys.org.
- ^ Weston, Johanna N. J.; Espinosa-Leal, Liliana; Wainwright, Jennifer A.; Stewart, Eva C. D.; González, Carolina E.; Linley, Thomas D.; Reid, William D. K.; Hidalgo, Pamela; Oliva, Marcelo E.; Ulloa, Osvaldo; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Glud, Ronnie N.; Escribano, Rubén; Jamieson, Alan J. (14 May 2021). "Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean". Marine Biodiversity. 51 (3): 51. Bibcode:2021MarBd..51...51W. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z. ISSN 1867-1616. PMC 8120496. PMID 34007343.