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
Main Author: Brandt, Angelika
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1992
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Online Access:https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/503974
Description
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.