Eurythenes thurstoni explained

Eurythenes thurstoni is a species of amphipod of the genus Eurythenes. It was first described in 2004 and named after Mike Thurston, a marine biologist specialising in deep-sea amphipods.[1]

E. thurstoni is found in the west South Pacific Ocean and the North and South Atlantic.[2] It can grow up to 46mm long, making it the smallest species of Eurythenes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Stoddart . Helen . Lowry . James . The deep-sea lysianassoid genus Eurythenes (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eurytheneidae n. fam.) . . September 2004 . 26 . 3 . 425–468 . 27 July 2020.
  2. Quadra . Adriana . Sorrentino . Rayane . Senna . André . Serejo . Christiana . First record of Eurythenes thurstoni Stoddart & Lowry, 2004 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) from the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge . Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research . May 2014 . 42 . 2 . 376–380 . 10.3856/vol42-issue2-fulltext-8 . 27 July 2020.
  3. Horton . Tammy . Cooper . Harry . Vlierboom . Rianna . Thurston . Michael . Hauton . Chris . Young . C. Robert . Molecular phylogenetics of deep-sea amphipods (Eurythenes) reveal a new undescribed species at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, North East Atlantic Ocean . Progress in Oceanography . April 2020 . 183 . 102292 . 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102292 . 2020PrOce.18302292H . 213705907 . free .

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