Acanthocope eleganta

Taxonavigation

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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: Munnopsididae
Subfamilia: Acanthocopinae
Genus: Acanthocope
Species: Acanthocope eleganta

Name

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Acanthocope eleganta Malyutina et Brandt, 2004

Holotype: ZMH K–40716 - female manca
Type-locality: NW Weddell Sea; 65°18.55’ S, 51°31.95’ W. Habitat: marine, 2893–2894 m depth
Paratypes: ZMH K–40717 - 2 female mancae, ZMH K–40718 - 2 mancae

Descriptions

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  • Malyutina & Brandt, 2004

Distribution

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Antarctic: NW Weddell Sea and Elephant Island (Malyutina & Brandt, 2004).

Habitat

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Deep-sea marine species, found at depths of 2893–4482 m (Malyutina & Brandt, 2004).

References

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  • Malyutina, M. & A. Brandt (2004). Acanthocopinae (Crustacea: Isopoda: Munnopsididae) from the Southern Ocean deep sea with the description of Acanthocope eleganta sp.nov. Zootaxa 550: 1–20.