Thorina
Appearance
Thorina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Caprellidae |
Genus: | Thorina Stephensen, 1944 |
Species | |
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Thorina is a genus of amphipod crustaceans comprising the two species Thorina spinosa and Thorina elongata.[1] They are deep-sea species, found at depths of 900 metres (3,000 ft) and 1,500–4,892 m (4,921–16,050 ft), respectively, in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jim Lowry (2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ José Manual Guerra-García (2003). "Two new species of deep-water caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from northeastern Brazil" (PDF). Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 44: 171–184.
External links
[edit]- Gail Ashton (January 15, 2010). "Thorina Stephensen, 1944". Caprellids. LifeDesks.