Colomastix lecroyae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liljborgioidea
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: Liljeborgioidea

Familia: Colomastigidae
Genus: Colomastix
Species: Colomastix lecroyae

Name

Colomastix lecroyae Myers, 2012: figs. 13-14

Type locality: Outside Pinchers, rubble slope, from Melophlus sarasinorum Thiele, 1899 (Porifera: Ancorinidae), 10 m depth; 07°20.407'N, 134°25.755'E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, 26 May 2002.

Holotype: OUMNH.ZC.2002-24-0093, ♂.

Etymology: Named for Sara LeCroy for her extensive and invaluable work on this genus of amphipods.

ZooBank: D6E6C8C8-DCC0-4D27-AE09-27CEFAA7799E

References

Primary references

Myers, A.A. 2012: Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae. ZooKeys 193: 1–25. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.193.3109 . Reference page.

Links

Colomastix lecroyae in the World Register of Marine Species

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