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Eurythenes atacamensis

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Eurythenes atacamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Eurytheneidae
Genus: Eurythenes
Species:
E. atacamensis
Binomial name
Eurythenes atacamensis
Weston & Espinosa-Leal, 2021

Eurythenes atacamensis is a species of amphipod restricted to the Peru-Chile ocean trench.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Weston, Johanna (2 June 2021). "A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered Deep in The Ocean". ScienceAlert.
  2. ^ Weston, Johanna. "How we discovered a new giant crustacean on the deepest depths of the ocean floor". Phys.org.
  3. ^ Weston, Johanna N. J.; Espinosa-Leal, Liliana; Wainwright, Jennifer A.; Stewart, Eva C. D.; González, Carolina E.; Linley, Thomas D.; Reid, William D. K.; Hidalgo, Pamela; Oliva, Marcelo E.; Ulloa, Osvaldo; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Glud, Ronnie N.; Escribano, Rubén; Jamieson, Alan J. (14 May 2021). "Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean". Marine Biodiversity. 51 (3): 51. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z. ISSN 1867-1616. PMC 8120496. PMID 34007343.