Rhachotropis saskia

Rhachotropis saskia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusiroidea

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: Gammaridea Superfamilia: Eusiroidea

Familia: Eusiridae
Genus: Rhachotropis
Species: Rhachotropis saskia

Name

Rhachotropis saskia Lörz & Jażdżewska in Lörz, Jażdżewska, Brandt 2018

Type locality: Kuril Kamchatka Trench.

Holotype: SMF 51046, female 20.2 mm, KuramBio II expedition 2016, station 19, gear EBS, sampling date 23.08.2016, depth 8,196 m depth, 45◦52.02′N 153◦51.15′E 45◦51.41′N 153◦50.21′.

Paratypes: SMF 51050, male 23.8 mm; EBS 30, 27.08.2016, 6,181 m depth, 45◦56.38′N 152◦56.70′E 45◦56.83′N 152◦50.93′E

Etymology: named after Saskia Brix.

ZooBank: BAC33FE2-1AF1-4801-A0EB-43EDD6F36DAB

References

Primary references

• Lörz, A.-N., Jażdżewska, A.M., Brandt, A. 2018. A new predator connecting the abyssal with the hadal in the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, NW Pacific. PeerJ. 6: e4887. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4887 Reference page.  [See p. 7-18, figs. 2-8; original description]

Links

• Rhachotropis saskia in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Rhachotropis saskia – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rhachotropis saskia.
• ION

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