Eurythenes atacamensis

Eurythenes atacamensis, holotype female

Eurythenes atacamensis, paratype male

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lysianassoidea

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: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraorder: Lysianassida Parvordo: Lysianassidira Superfamilia: Lysianassoidea

Familia: Eurytheneidae
Genus: Eurythenes
Species: Eurythenes atacamensis

Name

Eurythenes atacamensis Weston & Espinosa-Leal in Weston et al., 2021

Holotype: Female, total body length 76.2 mm, MNHNCL AMP-15816, genseq-1 16S (MW042884), COI (MW048996).

Type locality: Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean (23° 22.774′ S, 71° 20.683′ W), expedition SO216, station 4, depth 8052 m.

Paratypes:

• Female, total body length 70 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (23° 24.48′ S, 71° 19.91′ W), Atacamex Expedition, station 2, depth 8081 m, MZUC-UCCC 46674.
• Female, total body length 72 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (23° 24.48′ S, 71° 19.91′ W), Atacamex Expedition, station 2, depth 8081 m, MZUC-UCCC 46675, genseq-2 16S (MW290039), COI (MW288146).
• Male, total body length 50.8 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (23° 22.384′ S, 71° 23.577′ W), expedition SO216, station 4, depth 7204 m, MNHNCL AMP-15817.
• Female, type locality, MNHNCL AMP-15822. Intersex, total body length 58.8 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (24° 16.233′ S, 71° 25.386′ W), expedition SO216, station 6, depth 7834 m, MNHNCL AMP-15820, genseq-2 16S (MW042883).
• Juvenile, total body length 16.1 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (21° 44.497′ S, 71° 15.465′ W), expedition SO216, station 2, depth 6738 m, MNHNCL AMP-15819.
• Juvenile, total body length 38.4 mm, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (21° 44.497′ S, 71° 15.465′ W), expedition SO216, station 2, depth 6714 m, MNHNCL AMP-15818.
• Juvenile, Atacama Trench, Pacific Ocean (22° 56.282′ S, 71° 40.686′ W), expedition SO216, station 7, depth 4974 m, MNHNCL AMP-15821.

ZooBank: 51F715E8-AD60-403C-B39A-06F3A3223935

References

Primary references

• Weston, J.N.J., Espinosa-Leal, L., Wainwright, J.A., Stewart, E.C.D., González, C.E., Linley, T.D., Reid, W.D.K., Hidalgo, P., Olivia, M.E., Wenzhöfer, F., Glud, R.N., Escribano, R. & Jamieson, A.J. 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(51): 1–20. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z Reference page. 
  • [original description of Eurythenes atacamensis: p. 6–11; figs. 2–6]

Links

• Eurythenes atacamensis in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Eurythenes atacamensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eurythenes atacamensis.
• ION
• Species-ID

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