Macrostylis galatheae

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: Macrostylidae
Genus: Macrostylis
Species: Macrostylis galatheae

Name

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Macrostylis galatheae Wolff, 1956

Syntypes: ZMUC CRU-6509 (one for all?) - fragments of a male and 3 females
Type-locality: Philippine Trench, Pacific Ocean; 10°20'N 126°41'E. Habitat: marine benthic, 9790 m depth

Distribution

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The Philippine Trench, Pacific Ocean (Wolff, 1956, Mezhov, 1989).

Habitat

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Deep-sea marine benthic species, found at hadal depths (8440-9790 m). Substrates: stiff clay (Wolff, 1956, Mezhov, 1989).

References

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  • Crustacea collection at ZMUC
  • Mezhov, B.V. (1989). Two new species Macrostylis (Isopoda, Macrostylidae) from the trenches of the Pacific Ocean and comments on the morphology of M. galatheae. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 68 (8): 33–40.
  • Wolff T. (1956). Isopoda from depths exceeding 6000 meters. Galathea Report 2: 85–157.