Ischnomesus planus

Taxonavigation

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 planus

Name

Ischnomesus planus Wolff, 1962

Holotype: ZMUC CRU-7801 - female
Type-locality: East Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica; 9°23’N 89°32’W. Habitat: marine benthic, m 3570 depth
Paratypes: none

Descriptions

• Wolff, 1962

Distribution

Found in the East Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica (Wolff, 1962).

Habitat

Deep-sea marine benthic species, found at a depth of 3570 m on dark, muddish clay (Wolff, 1962).

References

• 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.