Macrostylis tumulosa

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 tumulosa

Name

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Macrostylis tumulosa Mezhov, 1989

Holotype: MZUM Mc № 1111 - female
Type-locality: Izu-Bonin Trench, Pacific Ocean; 29°17.5' N 142°53.5' E. Habitat: marine benthic, 8900 m depth
Paratypes: none

Distribution

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Caught only from the Izu-Bonin Trench, Pacific Ocean (Mezhov, 1989).

Habitat

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Deep-sea marine benthic species, found at hadal depths (8900 m) (Mezhov, 1989).

References

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  • 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.