Curassanthura bermudensis
Species of crustacean
| Curassanthura bermudensis | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
| 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
- ^ Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Curassanthura bermudensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T5972A11999000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5972A11999000.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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. doi:10.1163/26660644-05502010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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