Desmosoma hesslerum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Janiroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Isopoda Subordo: Asellota Superfamilia: Janiroidea

Familia: Desmosomatidae
Subfamilia: Desmosomatinae
Genus: Desmosoma
Species: Desmosoma hesslerum

Name

Desmosoma hesslerum Brandt, 1992 ("hesslera")

Holotype: BM 1990:42:1 - female

• Type-locality: Southern Ocean, Weddell Sea, West Maud Rise; 65°10.5’S 000°27.4’W. Habitat: marine benthic, 4335 m depth, manganese nodules
  
• Paratypes: none

Descriptions

• Brandt, 1992: light microscopy

Distribution

Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean (Brandt, 1992).

Habitat

Deep-sea marine benthic species, found at depth of 4335 m (Brandt, 1992).

References

• Brandt, A. 1992. New Asellota from the Antarctic deep sea (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota), with descriptions of two new genera. Zoologica Scripta 21(1): 57-78. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00310.x . Reference page.