A new deep sea species of Bathygnathia (Isopoda, Gnathiidea) from the western south Atlantic ocean

Bathygnathia magnifica sp.n., a new bathyal species of Gnathiidea (Crustacea, Isopoda), is described for science. It was collected from off southern Brazil, at 387 m depth. The present find seems of interest, not only because for the first time a species of Bathygnathia is reported at such a depth,...

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Main Author: Plínio Soares Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1977-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591977000100002