Bathyamaryllis kapala
Appearance
Bathyamaryllis kapala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Amaryllididae |
Genus: | Bathyamaryllis |
Species: | B. kapala
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Binomial name | |
Bathyamaryllis kapala |
Bathyamaryllis kapala is a species of amphipod in the family Amaryllididae, and was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart.[1][2]
The species holotype (AM P36868) is female, and was carrying 16 eggs. It was collected on a bottom trawl on 1980-12-10 by the FRV Kapala, trawling at a depth of about 900 m, off the New South Wales coast.[2] The species is named for the vessel.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Bathyamaryllis kapala". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ a b c J. K. Lowry; H. E. Stoddart (2002). "The Amaryllididae of Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54 (2): 129-214 [200, figs 67-69]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.54.2002.1363. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q92173635.