A new deep-sea isopod from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica: Coperonus pinguis n. sp. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Munnopsidae)

A new species of Coperonus , C. pinguis , is described from the Antarctic deep sea. It is the first record of an Antarctic deep-sea species in this genus and the southernmost record of Coperonus .

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde
Main Author: Brandt, Angelika
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 1992
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26660644-06201004
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Summary:A new species of Coperonus , C. pinguis , is described from the Antarctic deep sea. It is the first record of an Antarctic deep-sea species in this genus and the southernmost record of Coperonus .