Godzillognomus schrami
| Godzillognomus schrami | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Remipedia |
| Order: | Nectiopoda |
| Family: | Godzilliidae |
| Genus: | Godzillognomus |
| Species: | G. schrami |
| Binomial name | |
| Godzillognomus schrami Iliffe, Otten & Koenemann, 2010 | |
Godzilliognomus schrami is a species of Remipedia discovered in 2007, representing one of five extant species of the family Godzilliidae. It generally reaches about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) in length and inhabits a single anchialine cave on Eleuthera Island.[1] The specific epithet commemorates Frederick Schram.[1]
References
- 1 2 Thomas M. Iliffe, Tina Otten & Stefan Koenemann (2010). "Godzilliognomus schrami, a new species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Eleuthera, Bahamas" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa 2491: 61–68.
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