A new deep sea species of Bathygnathia (Isopoda, Gnathiidea) from the western South Atlantic Ocean
Bathygnathia magnifica sp.n., a new bathyal species of Gnathiidea (Crustacea, Isopoda), is described for science. It was collected from off southern Brazil, at 387 m depth. The present find seems of interest, not only because for the first time a species of Bathygnathia is reported at such a depth,...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo
1977
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0373-55241977000100002 |
| Summary: | Bathygnathia magnifica sp.n., a new bathyal species of Gnathiidea (Crustacea, Isopoda), is described for science. It was collected from off southern Brazil, at 387 m depth. The present find seems of interest, not only because for the first time a species of Bathygnathia is reported at such a depth, but because it is the first species of the genus bearing eyes, in spite of depauperate. |
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