Species Eurythenes obesus (Chevreux, 1905)
- Katius obesus Chevreux, E. 1905. Description d'un amphipode (Katius obesus nov. gen. et sp.), suivie d'une liste des amphipodes de la tribu des Gammarina ramenés par le filet à grande ouverture pendant la dernière campagne de la Princesse-Alice en 1904. Bulletin du Musée Océanographique de Monaco 35: 1-7 [1, figs. 1-3].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 2003. 1059 ♀ 48 mm, North-east of Cape Verde Islands, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, 995-1500 m over bottom depth 3800-3850 m [20°1.8’N, 21°19.8’W to 20°1.3’N, 21°20.0’W].
Generic Combinations
- Eurythenes obesus (Chevreux, 1905). —
Schellenberg, A. 1955. Amphipoda. Reports of the Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition Series 2. Zoology (Jena) 14: 181-195 [183, 192]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan except North Polar Seas.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssal, bathyal, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrowing into a salp (Stephensen, 1915)
General References
D'Acoz, C.D. & Havermans, C. 2015. Contribution to the systematics of the genus Eurythenes S.I. Smith in Scudder, 1882 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Eurytheneidae). Zootaxa 3971(1): 1-80
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |