Curassanthura bermudensis

Curassanthura bermudensis
Curassanthura bermudensis
Conservation status
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 Bermuda, and is now stored at the Zoological Museum Amsterdam.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Curassanthura bermudensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1996. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/5972. Retrieved April 12, 2010. 
  2. ^ 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. http://www.zfmk.de/web/ZFMK_Mitarbeiter/WgeleJW/Publikationen/Waegele1985NewwestAtlaLocStygobioParanthuCurass1985.pdf. 


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