Gnathia jimmybuffetti

Gnathia jimmybuffetti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Gnathiidae
Genus:	Gnathia
Species:	G. jimmybuffetti
Binomial name
	Gnathia jimmybuffetti; Erasmus, Hadfield, Sikkel, and Smit, 2023

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys.[1] It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023.[2] This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years.[3]

Etymology

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett.[1][4] Buffett's album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean referenced an isopod.

Description

Gnathia jimmybuffetti measures roughly three-millimeters in length.[2] It possesses a slightly produced frontal margin, making it distinguishable from other species in the region.[3]

Ecology

Diet

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a parasitic isopod that feeds on mostly fishes. It feeds mostly on french grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, bluestriped grunt, and Haemulon sciurus.[3]

References

Marine, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of; Atmospheric; Science, Earth. "Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
"Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
Erasmus, Anja; Hadfield, Kerry A; Sikkel, Paul C; Smit, Nico J (2023-07-01). "Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Gnathia Jimmybuffetti Sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae): the First New Gnathiid in 100 Years from the Floridian Ecoregion". Bulletin of Marine Science. 99 (3): 353–375. doi:10.5343/bms.2023.0040.
Herald, HOWARD COHEN Miami (2023-08-09). "Newly found sea creature named for music legend Buffett". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

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[:0-1] Marine, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of; Atmospheric; Science, Earth. "Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[:1-2] "Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[:2-3] Erasmus, Anja; Hadfield, Kerry A; Sikkel, Paul C; Smit, Nico J (2023-07-01). "Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Gnathia Jimmybuffetti Sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae): the First New Gnathiid in 100 Years from the Floridian Ecoregion". Bulletin of Marine Science. 99 (3): 353–375. doi:10.5343/bms.2023.0040.

[4] Herald, HOWARD COHEN Miami (2023-08-09). "Newly found sea creature named for music legend Buffett". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-03.