Paracerceis edithae

Paracerceis edithae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Sphaeromatidea
Family: Sphaeromatidae
Genus: Paracerceis
Species: P. edithae
Binomial name
Paracerceis edithae
Boone, 1930 [1]

Paracerceis edithae is a species of marine isopod. It lives below the intertidal zone in the Caribbean Sea. It was first classified in 1930 after being found in Haiti but was rediscovered in 1972 in Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. "Paracerceis edithae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Peter Glynn (1972). "Rediscovery of Paracerceis edithae Boone (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) with supplementary notes on morphology and habitat". Crustaceana (BRILL) 3: 139–147. JSTOR 25027416.


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