Curassanthura bermudensis

Curassanthura bermudensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Leptanthuridae
Genus: Curassanthura
Species: C. bermudensis
Binomial name
Curassanthura bermudensis
Wägele & Brandt, 1985

Curassanthura bermudensis is a species of isopod crustacean in the family Leptanthuridae, endemic to Bermuda. It was described in 1985 by Johann Wägele and Angelika Brandt on the basis of a single immature specimen.[2] This holotype specimen, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long, was collected from Church Cave in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, and is now stored at the Zoological Museum Amsterdam.[2]

References

  1. Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Curassanthura bermudensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T5972A11999000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5972A11999000.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Johann Wolfgang Wägele & Angelika Brandt (1985). "New West Atlantic localities for the stygobiont paranthurid Curassanthura (Crustacea, Isopoda, Anthuridea) with description of C. bermudensis n. sp" (PDF). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 55 (2): 324–330.


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