Eurythenes thurstoni
Eurythenes thurstoni is a species of amphipod of the genus Eurythenes. It was first described in 2004 and named after Mike Thurston, a marine biologist specialising in deep-sea amphipods.[1]
| Eurythenes thurstoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Eurytheneidae |
| Genus: | Eurythenes |
| Species: | E. thurstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurythenes thurstoni (Stoddart & Lowry, 2004) | |
E. thurstoni is found in the west South Pacific Ocean and the North and South Atlantic.[1][2] It can grow up to 46mm long, making it the smallest species of Eurythenes.[2][3]
References
- Stoddart, Helen; Lowry, James (September 2004). "The deep-sea lysianassoid genus Eurythenes (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eurytheneidae n. fam.)". Zoosystema. 26 (3): 425–468. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- Quadra, Adriana; Sorrentino, Rayane; Senna, André; Serejo, Christiana (May 2014). "First record of Eurythenes thurstoni Stoddart & Lowry, 2004 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) from the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge". Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 42 (2): 376–380. doi:10.3856/vol42-issue2-fulltext-8. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- Horton, Tammy; Cooper, Harry; Vlierboom, Rianna; Thurston, Michael; Hauton, Chris; Young, C. Robert (April 2020). "Molecular phylogenetics of deep-sea amphipods (Eurythenes) reveal a new undescribed species at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, North East Atlantic Ocean". Progress in Oceanography. 183: 102292. Bibcode:2020PrOce.18302292H. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102292. S2CID 213705907.
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