Ischnomesus anacanthus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Ischnomesidae
Genus: Ischnomesus
Species: Ischnomesus anacanthus

Name edit

Ischnomesus anacanthus Wolff, 1962

Holotype: ZMUC CRU-5294 - female
Type-locality: Tasman Sea; 40°11’S 163°35’E. Habitat: marine benthic, 3710 m depth
Paratypes: none

Descriptions edit

  • Wolff, 1962

Distribution edit

Found in the Tasman Sea (Wolff, 1962).

Habitat edit

Deep-sea marine benthic species, found at a depth of 3710 m on pteropod ooze (Wolff, 1962).

References edit

  • Crustacea collection at ZMUC
  • Wolff, T. (1962). The systematics and biology of bathyal and abyssal Isopoda Asellota. Galathea Report 6: 7–320, pl. i-xix.